Zakat Authority provides foodstuffs, other contributions to quarantine centers

SANAA, March 25 (YPA) – Board of Directors of the General Authority of Zakat discussed on Wednesday the contribution of the Authority to confronting the Corona virus in the quarantine centers at the overland points.

In its meeting, the Board approved the provision of 10 thousand food bags and sanitation facilities, in addition to providing exemplary isolation places in each province and studying the possibility of transferring expatriates to quarantine centers in their provinces.

The meeting stressed the importance of strengthening cooperation between the Authority’s Health Committee and the Chamber of Commerce in the capital Sanaa to provide medicines and health and shelter supplies in coordination with the Higher Ministerial Committee for Epidemic Control.

During the meeting, the Board listened to the report of the Health Committee member Dr. Nashwan al-Attab, which includes assessing the health status of the quarantine at Afar crossing in Bayda province, and the problems in the supervisory, health, housing and service aspects.

YPA