Taiz Governor: The government does not have the capabilities to confront Corona, and we have not received support from any party
English - Wednesday 20 May 2020 الساعة 01:38 am
Taiz, Newsyemen:
Governor Nabil Shamsan called on the people of Taiz to strictly follow the instructions and preventive measures to confront the Coronavirus in the absence of treatment and the collapse of global health systems in front of the spread of this epidemic.
He directed the governor to include procedures to close mosques and cemeteries in which the Eid prayed, to stop visits and the peace of Eid, and to close parks and public parks and places of gathering in the markets or inside homes.
The governor indicated that the governorate's health office announced yesterday the emergence of 10 new cases infected with Corona virus, as it is the authority concerned with dealing with the virus, and it is through its teams who decide to enter and leave, whether for the province or quarries and ghettos, and not the governor who issues directives.
With the emergence of the Crohna virus, Governor Shamsan said, we have presented the situation of maintaining the political leadership and government, and we have demanded quickly provision of funds so that the province can get rid of the causes that led to outbreaks of epidemics and fevers, get rid of their causes, foremost of which is the accumulation of garbage and construction waste, and the provision of clean drinking water and sanitation Sewage rash and limited health potential.
He added that the government support amounted to 20 million riyals, and this is the only amount that the governorate received from the government and from international organizations and donor countries, and there are 50 million riyals being received and all the amounts and others arrive directly to the health office, and it is important to note that the government sent the invitation through various platforms to help it in save Yemen from this virus, which indicates a lack of resources, capabilities and requirements for dealing seriously with preventive measures.
The governor surprised at the accusations by saying that the World Bank gave the governor of Taiz $ 2.5 million, the health organization $ 1.2 million, and the government 600 million, and stressed that they are false and fake information, but the emergency committee in the governorate received only 20 million riyals since the beginning of the epidemic.
Shamsan pointed to the loss of Taiz for more than 95% of its resources and lost most of the remaining percentage as a result of applying the procedures to confront the Crohna virus, as well as the destruction of the health sector and other basic sectors, the deterioration of cleaning, water, sanitation and health services as a result of the abandonment of cadres and the almost complete collapse of hospitals, centers and health units, and the occurrence of severe overcrowding In the city center and some districts and the large number of Taiz people lost their daily income due to the war and preventive measures.
He stressed the increasing risks of the Crohna virus as a result of the spread of three types of diets (dengue, cholera, malaria and other diets in addition to water diarrhea and malnutrition). The average number of visitors to these cases reaches (200) cases per day, and at the same time most of the resources go Efforts and energies are directed towards liberating the province and controlling security.
