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150 Saudi Royals infected with Cornavirus
ROYAL OUTBREAK :
At least 150 Saudi royals have coronavirus as patients are moved out of top hospitals to make way for ‘the elite’
AT LEAST 150 members of the Saudi Royal Family have contracted coronavirus as hospitals prepare to move out patients to treat them, it was reported.
The elite King Faisal Specialist Hospital is said to preparing as many as 500 beds for an expected influx of other royals who have become infected with the virus.
Saudi Arabia's King Salman has retreated into isolationCredit: Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved
The death toll from the coronavirus in the desert kingdom of 33 million people has now reached 41 with nearly 3000 infected.
The hospital sent out in an internal "high alert" message on Tuesday saying: "Directives are to be ready for V.I.P.s from around the country."
According to the The New York Times the hospital said "we don’t know how many cases we will get but high alert" and instructed that “all chronic patients to be moved out ASAP” while “top urgent cases will be accepted".
The message added that any sick staff members would now be treated at a lower grade hospital to make room for the royals and those closest to them.
Saudi Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz Al Saud - the governor of the capital Riyadh who is in his 70s - is in intensive care after contracting the virus.
King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman have retreated into isolation to avoid the outbreak, Al Jazeera reports.
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is also into isolation Credit: EPA
The Saudi Royal Family includes thousands of princes - many of whom travel regularly to Europe.
Some are believed to have brought back the virus, according to doctors and people close to the family.
It comes as a Saudi cleric told women it is okay to refuse to have sex with their husbands during the coronavirus outbreak.
Religious scholar Abdullah Muhammad Al-Mutlaq, an adviser at the Saudi royal court, also advised a woman that she could give up her conjugal rights to her husband's second wife as she was fearful of being infected with coronavirus.
The country, home to Islam's holiest sites Mecca and Medina, banned the year-round Umrah pilgrimage and sealed off areas in early March to fight the spread of COVID-19.
Authorities have yet to announce whether they will proceed with this year's Hajj - the annual pilgrimage made by Muslims to Mecca - which is scheduled for the end of July.
Some Saudi cities including the capital Riyadh are under a 24-hour curfew imposed by the interior minister.
The country’s health minister Tawfiq al-Rabiah said earlier this week is expecting up to 200,000 coronavirus cases within weeks, the country's health minister said on Tuesday.
Rabiah said the projection was based on four studies by Saudi and international experts and warned warned the kingdom faces a “critical moment' in the fight against the virus”.
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Women have been told it is okay to refuse to have sex with their husbands during the outbreak of COVID-19Credit: Reuters
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It is not clear yet whether the Hajj, scheduled for the end of July, will be cancelledCredit: AFP or licensors
Deserted streets in the Saudi holy city of MeccaCredit: AFP or licensors
https://www.the-sun.com/news/660041/saudi-royal-family-coronavirus-elite-hospital/
UP TO 150 MEMBERS OF THE SAUDI ROYAL FAMILY INFECTED WITH CORONAVIRUS: REPORT
BY DAVID BRENNAN ON 4/9/20 AT 6:49 AM EDT
s many as 150 members of the Saudi Arabian royal family may have been infected with coronavirus, according to a new report.
The infections are supposedly a key element in the Saudi decision to announce a ceasefire in Yemen, where Riyadh has been battling Iran-backed Houthi rebels on behalf of the country's deposed president since 2015.
According to The New York Times, as many as 150 Saudi royals are believed to have contracted the virus, including members of the lesser branches of the extensive family. The Times cited a person close to the family as giving the information. Newsweek has contacted the Saudi government and its embassy in Washington, D.C. for comment.
Saudi Arabia reported its first coronavirus case six weeks ago. There have now been 2,932 confirmed cases in the kingdom, with 41 deaths and 631 recoveries, according to Johns Hopkins University.
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An internal memo sent around the hospital has said that up to 500 beds have been prepared for royals and those close to them as the pandemic takes hold. King Salman, 84, is self-isolating at an island palace near the city of Jeddah on the country's Red Sea coast.
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, 34—the royal heir widely considered the true power behind the throne—is holed up with ministers at another property on the Red Sea coast, the Times said.
Health Minister Tawfiq al-Rabiah has warned that the country's coronavirus battle is only just beginning, predicting "a minimum of 10,000 to a maximum of 200,000" infections over the coming weeks.
Saudi Arabia has shut down travel to and from the country and placed its largest cities under 24-hour lockdown, with limited exceptions. Officials may also cancel the annual hajj pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca, which brings some 2.5 million pilgrims to the city each year.
This file photo shows Saudi King Salman flanked by his son Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during a session of the 40th Gulf Cooperation Council summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on December 10, 2019.FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES/GETTY
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Advice on Using Face Coverings to Slow Spread of COVID-19
Hygiene advice
https://www.newsweek.com/150-members-saudi-arabia-royal-family-infected-coronavirus-report-1497032
Coronavirus Invades Saudi Inner Sanctum
More than six weeks after Saudi Arabia reported its first case, the coronavirus is striking at the heart of the kingdom’s sprawling royal family.
Streets were almost empty in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday. The kingdom’s biggest cities are all under a 24-hour lockdown.Credit...Ahmed Yosri/Reuters
By David D. Kirkpatrick and Ben Hubbard
ROYAL OUTBREAK :
At least 150 Saudi royals have coronavirus as patients are moved out of top hospitals to make way for ‘the elite’
AT LEAST 150 members of the Saudi Royal Family have contracted coronavirus as hospitals prepare to move out patients to treat them, it was reported.
The elite King Faisal Specialist Hospital is said to preparing as many as 500 beds for an expected influx of other royals who have become infected with the virus.
Saudi Arabia's King Salman has retreated into isolationCredit: Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved
The death toll from the coronavirus in the desert kingdom of 33 million people has now reached 41 with nearly 3000 infected.
The hospital sent out in an internal "high alert" message on Tuesday saying: "Directives are to be ready for V.I.P.s from around the country."
According to the The New York Times the hospital said "we don’t know how many cases we will get but high alert" and instructed that “all chronic patients to be moved out ASAP” while “top urgent cases will be accepted".
The message added that any sick staff members would now be treated at a lower grade hospital to make room for the royals and those closest to them.
Saudi Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz Al Saud - the governor of the capital Riyadh who is in his 70s - is in intensive care after contracting the virus.
King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman have retreated into isolation to avoid the outbreak, Al Jazeera reports.
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is also into isolation Credit: EPA
The Saudi Royal Family includes thousands of princes - many of whom travel regularly to Europe.
Some are believed to have brought back the virus, according to doctors and people close to the family.
It comes as a Saudi cleric told women it is okay to refuse to have sex with their husbands during the coronavirus outbreak.
Religious scholar Abdullah Muhammad Al-Mutlaq, an adviser at the Saudi royal court, also advised a woman that she could give up her conjugal rights to her husband's second wife as she was fearful of being infected with coronavirus.
The country, home to Islam's holiest sites Mecca and Medina, banned the year-round Umrah pilgrimage and sealed off areas in early March to fight the spread of COVID-19.
Authorities have yet to announce whether they will proceed with this year's Hajj - the annual pilgrimage made by Muslims to Mecca - which is scheduled for the end of July.
Some Saudi cities including the capital Riyadh are under a 24-hour curfew imposed by the interior minister.
The country’s health minister Tawfiq al-Rabiah said earlier this week is expecting up to 200,000 coronavirus cases within weeks, the country's health minister said on Tuesday.
Rabiah said the projection was based on four studies by Saudi and international experts and warned warned the kingdom faces a “critical moment' in the fight against the virus”.
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Women have been told it is okay to refuse to have sex with their husbands during the outbreak of COVID-19Credit: Reuters
7
It is not clear yet whether the Hajj, scheduled for the end of July, will be cancelledCredit: AFP or licensors
Deserted streets in the Saudi holy city of MeccaCredit: AFP or licensors
https://www.the-sun.com/news/660041/saudi-royal-family-coronavirus-elite-hospital/
UP TO 150 MEMBERS OF THE SAUDI ROYAL FAMILY INFECTED WITH CORONAVIRUS: REPORT
BY DAVID BRENNAN ON 4/9/20 AT 6:49 AM EDT
s many as 150 members of the Saudi Arabian royal family may have been infected with coronavirus, according to a new report.
The infections are supposedly a key element in the Saudi decision to announce a ceasefire in Yemen, where Riyadh has been battling Iran-backed Houthi rebels on behalf of the country's deposed president since 2015.
According to The New York Times, as many as 150 Saudi royals are believed to have contracted the virus, including members of the lesser branches of the extensive family. The Times cited a person close to the family as giving the information. Newsweek has contacted the Saudi government and its embassy in Washington, D.C. for comment.
Saudi Arabia reported its first coronavirus case six weeks ago. There have now been 2,932 confirmed cases in the kingdom, with 41 deaths and 631 recoveries, according to Johns Hopkins University.
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An internal memo sent around the hospital has said that up to 500 beds have been prepared for royals and those close to them as the pandemic takes hold. King Salman, 84, is self-isolating at an island palace near the city of Jeddah on the country's Red Sea coast.
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, 34—the royal heir widely considered the true power behind the throne—is holed up with ministers at another property on the Red Sea coast, the Times said.
Health Minister Tawfiq al-Rabiah has warned that the country's coronavirus battle is only just beginning, predicting "a minimum of 10,000 to a maximum of 200,000" infections over the coming weeks.
Saudi Arabia has shut down travel to and from the country and placed its largest cities under 24-hour lockdown, with limited exceptions. Officials may also cancel the annual hajj pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca, which brings some 2.5 million pilgrims to the city each year.
This file photo shows Saudi King Salman flanked by his son Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during a session of the 40th Gulf Cooperation Council summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on December 10, 2019.FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES/GETTY
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Advice on Using Face Coverings to Slow Spread of COVID-19
- CDC recommends wearing a cloth face covering in public where social distancing measures are difficult to maintain.
- A simple cloth face covering can help slow the spread of the virus by those infected and by those who do not exhibit symptoms.
- Cloth face coverings can be fashioned from household items. Guides are offered by the CDC. (https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/diy-cloth-face-coverings.html)
- Cloth face coverings should be washed regularly. A washing machine will suffice.
- Practice safe removal of face coverings by not touching eyes, nose, and mouth, and wash hands immediately after removing the covering.
Hygiene advice
- Clean hands frequently with soap and water, or alcohol-based hand rub.
- Wash hands after coughing or sneezing; when caring for the sick; before, during and after food preparation; before eating; after using the toilet; when hands are visibly dirty; and after handling animals or waste.
- Maintain at least 1 meter (3 feet) distance from anyone who is coughing or sneezing.
- Avoid touching your hands, nose and mouth. Do not spit in public.
- Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue or bent elbow when coughing or sneezing. Discard the tissue immediately and clean your hands.
- Avoid close contact with others if you have any symptoms.
- Stay at home if you feel unwell, even with mild symptoms such as headache and runny nose, to avoid potential spread of the disease to medical facilities and other people.
- If you develop serious symptoms (fever, cough, difficulty breathing) seek medical care early and contact local health authorities in advance.
- Note any recent contact with others and travel details to provide to authorities who can trace and prevent spread of the disease.
- Stay up to date on COVID-19 developments issued by health authorities and follow their guidance.
- Healthy individuals only need to wear a mask if taking care of a sick person.
- Wear a mask if you are coughing or sneezing.
- Masks are effective when used in combination with frequent hand cleaning.
- Do not touch the mask while wearing it. Clean hands if you touch the mask.
- Learn how to properly put on, remove and dispose of masks. Clean hands after disposing of the mask.
- Do not reuse single-use masks.
- Regularly washing bare hands is more effective against catching COVID-19 than wearing rubber gloves.
- The COVID-19 virus can still be picked up on rubber gloves and transmitted by touching your face.
https://www.newsweek.com/150-members-saudi-arabia-royal-family-infected-coronavirus-report-1497032
Coronavirus Invades Saudi Inner Sanctum
More than six weeks after Saudi Arabia reported its first case, the coronavirus is striking at the heart of the kingdom’s sprawling royal family.
Streets were almost empty in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday. The kingdom’s biggest cities are all under a 24-hour lockdown.Credit...Ahmed Yosri/Reuters
By David D. Kirkpatrick and Ben Hubbard
- April 8, 2020
