Saudi Arabia to roll out large quantities of coronavirus vaccines
Saudi Arabia’s health ministry will roll out huge quantities of COVID-19 vaccines received from various suppliers during the next few days, Saudi Minister of Health Dr. Tawfiq Al-Rabiah said.
He added that the Kingdom is one of the first countries in the world that began offering vaccines on Dec. 17.
In a speech he delivered remotely during the 20th Hajj and Umrah Research Forum, Al-Rabiah said that the ministry had noticed, during the past four weeks, a rise in coronavirus infections in Saudi Arabia.
The minister further said that Saudi Arabia had raised the number of intensive care beds to 13,000 – an increase of 60 percent.
He added that there are more than 230 (Tetamman) clinics available for coronavirus tests, with an exception to extensive examination procedures.
