Saudi health ministry launches WhatsApp service in COVID-19 fight

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Updated 09 May 2020
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Saudi health ministry launches WhatsApp service in COVID-19 fight

  • The service features interactive chat through the messaging app in the number 9200058937
  • It features details about health care centers, appointment services and other health-related information

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Health has launched a WhatsApp service for its contact center 937 as part of the Kingdom’s efforts to manage the coronavirus pandemic.

The service features interactive chat through the messaging app in the number 9200058937, which gives information about COVID-19, Saudi Press Agency reported.

The service also includes details about health care centers, appointment services and other health-related information.

The ministry’s contact center has more than 1,000 employees across different channels – telephone, social media, email and instant chat on its website.


Saudi FM discusses latest regional developments with several counterparts

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan. (File/AFP)
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Saudi FM discusses latest regional developments with several counterparts

RIYADH: Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan discussed the latest developments in the region with his counterparts from Egypt, Russia, and Canada on Monday.

Efforts being made to maintain the security and stability of the region were also discussed in separate phone calls with Badr Abdelatty and Sergey Lavrov, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

Prince Faisal and Anita Anand exchanged views on issues of common interest.