Riyadh, Apr 13, 2020, SPA -- Minister of Health Dr. Tawfiq bin Fawzan Al-Rabiah thanked Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, for their great support for the health sector to combat the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Dr. Al-Rabiah said "We are facing a big challenge to combat the pandemic. The number of infected people has nearly doubled within a week, and this shows the big challenge as well as the difficult situation that we all going through." Dr. Al-Rabiah urged everyone to stay at home and abide by the precautionary measures. --SPA 21:11 LOCAL TIME 18:11 GMT 0022 www.spa.gov.sa/w1306381