The Ministry of Health, Population and Hospital Reform recorded, Wednesday morning, 12 new confirmed cases of the Coronavirus, including 1 death, bringing the total number of infections to 72 cases and the death of 6 people.
Noting that some patients left the hospitals after confirming their full recovery. The new death announced by the health ministry was a sixty years old man from the province of Blida, according to the health ministry.
The Ministry of Health affirms that “the epidemiological investigation is still in progress in order to identify the suspects”, recalling that “the alert system put in place by the Ministry of Health remains in force and the mobilization of health teams remains at its highest level “.
In order to reduce the risk of importation and extension of this global epidemic, the ministry “advises Algerian citizens who have to go to countries where the epidemic is active, to postpone their trip, and Algerian nationals established there to, also, postpone their family visit unless absolutely necessary. ”
The World Health Organization (WHO) called the Covid-19 epidemic, which has infected more than 110,000 people worldwide since late December, “pandemic”, while assuring that it could “be controlled “.
President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, for his part, ordered all Algerian schools to close from Thursday until April 5, his office said.
Prime Minister Abdelaziz Djerad urged the Algerians to show vigilance and be cautious to prevent the spread of coronavirus (covid-19).
“We urge citizens to be aware, vigilant and to protect their health and their children,” said the Prime minister who supervised the opening of a new ward dedicated to the quarantine of potential patients with coronavirus.
“We ask citizens to be aware, vigilant and to protect their health and that of their children,” said the Prime Minister, who was overseeing the opening of a new service dedicated to quarantining sick patients.
