(MENAFN- The Peninsula) Doha: Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) announced three new cases of coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) in Qatar among expatriates, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the country to 18 cases so far in a press conference.
The patients are admitted to the Communicable Disease Center and are kept under complete isolation. All those who came in contact with the patients have been isolated and subjected to quarantine, to make sure they are healthy and that no infection was transmitted to them.
The ministry officials conference confirmed that with this the virus has spread into the community but still is limited which is a good indicator. It requested members to limit social gathering and to ensure good hygiene as a preventive measure.
The ministry has screened 3500 people for COVID_19 so far.
The ministry has also set up a dedicated, round-the-clock call center to answer all questions and inquiries related to COVID-19. The hotline number 16000 is toll-free.
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