المملكة: Due to the “Nipah” virus, the Kingdom stops agricultural imports from areas in India
Direct Local markets, directing all importers to stop agricultural commercial dealings with the identified affected areas to ensure the safety of food security for citizens and residents.
The outbreak of the epidemic due to fruit bats
This firm decision came based on a telegram from the “Weqa” Center and international reports that monitored an accelerating spread of the epidemic in the two Indian states, and the recording of confirmed human infections that required the lifting of High alert.
Accurate technical information revealed that “fruit bats” represent the time bomb for transmitting the virus, as they contaminate agricultural crops with their dangerous secretions such as saliva and waste, making their consumption a direct threat to life.
The circular stressed the need to strictly adhere to this temporary ban, and not to relax inspection and audit procedures, considering that human health in the Kingdom is a red line that does not accept bargaining or commercial risks.
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The competent authorities linked the return of the import route from those areas to the complete stabilization of the epidemiological health situation and the elimination of the causes of danger, while pledging complete transparency in updating the procedures in accordance with global developments.
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