RIYADH — Representatives of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief), held a meeting with Yemeni Minister of Public Health and Population Dr. Nasser Ba'oom, the representative of the Yemeni High Relief Committee, and the representative of the World Health Organization in the GCC, to assess the health needs of Yemen to confront the novel coronavirus.

During the meeting, they discussed the possibility of center providing the necessary health needs for Yemen to face the novel coronavirus, such as medicines, medical devices and equipment, and preventive supplies for the various land, sea and air outlets in Yemen.

This meeting comes within the framework of the directives of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman to KSrelief to assess the health situation inside Yemen and provide the necessary needs to combat the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in Yemen.

Meanwhile, the Yemeni government called on the international community and the United Nations to urgently put pressure on the Iranian-backed terrorist Houthi militia to release the hundreds of travelers it detained in the city of Afar in Al-Baidah, under the pretext of what it called a medical quarantine without applying the lowest health standards.

The government confirmed that it had taken all necessary measures in dealing with the coronavirus pandemic and had examined all those coming from abroad at the border crossings to ensure that they were free from the symptoms of this virus and quarantine those infected.

In a statement published by Yemen Official News Agency (SABA), the government condemned that the Houthi militia had prevented travelers from entering the provinces under its control and detained them in the open without shelter since last Monday.

In its statement, the government said that this matter resulted in the suffering of hundreds of travelers as a result of being held in the open without shelter, without distinguishing between children, the elderly, and women, in an inhumane situation and not equipped with the most basic necessities for life.

The statement stressed that the tragic situation in which the citizens were placed posed a great danger to their lives, as a result of their detention and the lack of necessary health care, which reflects an ugly picture of Houthi's violations of human dignity, rights and life. — SPA