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PM: Precautionary measures need to be effectively applied
[17/03/2020 06:00]
RIYADH-SABA
Prime Minister Dr. Ma'een Abdulmalik has urged local authority in the interim capital Aden to doubling down efforts to carry out the preventive and precautionary measures against coronavirus.
" Government's instructions about preventive and precautionary measures must be effectively executed to maintain public health and control coronavirus", said Ma'een.
His directives came during a phone call he conducted Tuesday evening with governor of Aden Ahmed Salim Rabe'a.
Rabe'a reported to Ma'een about the local authority's efforts to put the government's precautionary measures into effect.