Al-Mutawakkil :UAE seeking to infect Yemenis with coronavirus

Yemeni Health Minister Taha Al-Mutawakkil slammed UAE’s plots to infect Yemenis with the novel coronavirus, Covid-19.

In a local event, he said that UAE is planning to send a number of Covid-19 suspected patients to Yemen’s Mocha and Aden, reported Almasirah.

He called on international bodies to prevent the realization of such plots. The Minister also noted that there are no confirmed cases of the virus in the country.

Starting in China’s Wuhan in Dec. 2019, the novel coronavirus is now spreading throughout the world with more than 60 countries confirming cases. The virus is also active in the Middle East as is it has been reported in Iran, UAE, and Bahrain among others.

Meanwhile, fears are growing about the aftermath of the outbreak of the disease in Yemen which is being under the aggression of the Saudi-led coalition since March 2015 which has damaged its infrastructure including those related to public health.