NNA - Minister of Public Health, Dr. Firas Al-Abyad, on Wednesday said via twitter: “The Coronavirus Follow-up Committee is meeting today at the Grand Serail amid alarming local epidemiological figures, and the emergence of a new mutant that is spreading globally. Will it be possible to implement the required safety measures, yet avoid the significant negative effects of those measures on the economic and educational sectors? The choices will not be easy.”

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