The health authorities have announced that four people have recovered from COVID-19 infection and tested free of the virus. The recovered people are from Jordan, Philippines, Sudan and Iran, officials said yesterday.
All the four with different background and travel history received treatment at the Communicable Disease Centre (CDC) and have been tested free of COVID-19, according to international standards, said officials speaking at a press conference held at the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH).
“The recovery of four people reaffirms the rapid measures taken by the health sector to screen and treat everyone equally. We hope to announce the recovery of many others soon,” said Sheikh Dr Mohammed bin Hamad Al Thani, Director of the Public Health Department at the MoPH.
“We also assure that medical supplies and treatment facilities are available in the country without any shortage. We urge the public to take precautions and not to panic,” he added.
Among the recovered patients, the Filipina returned from Iran on February 27, the Iranian is a resident of Qatar who had recently been home and returned, the Sudanese had close contact with a person who returned from Iran and the Jordanian had no travel history, according to Dr Mona Al Muslimani, Medical Director at CDC.
“The Jordanian resident was suffering from slight congestion in the pharynx and a slight rise in body temperature. Therefore the first sample of the patient was tested on March 7 and it was positive. But when the second sample was tested on March 10 and third sample on March 12 they were negative,” she said.
“If the first sample is tested positive, the patient will be tested every four days. These periodical tests are performed as per required by the WHO standards for COVID-19,” she added.
According to Dr. Al Muslimani, the Filipina resident returned from Iran with those who were evacuated on February 27 and diagnosed with COVID-19 during the prompt screening conducted by the MoPH.
“The first sample from the patient was tested on March 4 and the second sample on March 7 and showed positive results. But on March 10 and March 13 the samples were tested negative meaning that she is now free from COVID-19,” said Dr Al Muslimani.
While the Iranian returned from Iran on February 21 and was mild symptoms and was admitted to CDC on March 8. He was initially tested positive for COVID-19 but was tested negative on March 10 and 12.
The Sudanese who had contact with someone who had returned from Iran was admitted to CDC on March 8 and tested positive for COVID-19 on March 9. He showed symptoms like coughing but on March 12 and 13, his sample tests were negative and he is in good health now, said Dr Al Muslimani.
More than 6,700 people have been tested for COVID-19 in Qatar and yesterday 17 new cases of COVID-19 were reported.
“All patients, being treated for COVID-19, are being tested constantly and monitored well. They are in stable condition,” said Dr Al Muslimani.
The officials also said that the majority of those with COVID-19 infection are workers and extensive measures have been taken to stop the spread of the disease.
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