Saudi health minister says adherence to health measures 'weapon' to fight coronavirus

The Saudi Minister of Health, Tawfiq Al-Rabiah, said that adherence to health measures is "the weapon" of citizens and residents to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus. 

“Adherence is our weapon, and carelessness will harm us”, the minister added in a tweet, emphasizing that new confirmed and active cases are declining, while recoveries have exceeded 94% of total cases. 

"Do not allow the pandemic to spread, as some unfortunate scenes do not reflect our awareness", Al-Rabiah said, urging all people to adhere to the coronavirus health preventive measures.