Writer: Dr. B. Sarmast, Qom Governor
More than five months have passed since the outbreak of Corona in country and the Province. The new virus threatening people health and impacting other parts of the Society, which in turn decisive fighting against that has been the first priority of National Headquarters for Corona under the direct command of president and corresponding provinical headquarters leading by governors.
Serious efforts and planned actions were taken to control the virus which consequently had a satisfying results , so that in recent months not only safty and people health were supported but also by the help of benefactors and good will people , serious attentions were focused on the livelihood of weak sections of the society.
All of these achievements are in a situation that complainant western countries had a very poor performance in this field and the nature of confrontation of Islamic Republic of Iran against this virus along with smart efforts to change this threat to a opportunity is a pride and it can be a good example for other countries.
Parallel with the effective and result oriented efforts in national level , Qom province was the first province involving and identifying of this virus , which in turn very good and satisfying actions were taken to deal with the disease.
Qom was a province that faced this crisis in a very special situation in which less than 48 hours two important elections were about to run without any chance for prevention. But with dedication of the health defenders and effective supports of people, benefactors and other sections and sectors of governance in Qom province, most of rough situations of early days of the outbreak were quickly managed and thanks to God today we have passed the Red situation in the province and enter the Yellow stage and dynamic distancing.
A review of several month records in Qom province, dealing with Corona confrontation , indicates several unique features and a key point that distinguished this province from other provinces of the country.
Identifying Corona is a Great Service of Qom to the country.
In early days of Corona outbreaks, however, many delibrated and unwise attempts were made to attribute the origin of the disease to Qom and creat a wave of fear of Qom in order to blemish the image of this holy city in cyberspace, public tribunes and hostile networks but the real fact is that Qom province was the frontline in dealing with the Corona virus in the country.
Timely arrival of Qom in this issue and announcement of its discovery led to vigilance of all provices and helped them to take preventive measures in order to control this epidemic disease and this is a great service which Qom donated to country and health system in a critical time, and we all should be grateful for the courage , honesty and awarness of Qom medical Staff.
Qom is at the top of affected provinces of Corona
Due to the confirmation of cases of Corona virus in this province , Qom was the first province that exprienced the most damage in various production , economic and social fields which led to early implementation of quarantine plans and closure of business and activities.
Due to the travel ban and closure of hotels and accomodation centers which happened at the peak of the travels , tourism and other servives as a provider of half of the revenues , this province had faced a serious challenge and crisis , and it needs a special support from government.
Unity formation of Crisis command in Qom province
From the very beginning the Provincial Crisis Prevention and coordination and Command Headquarters was stablished and used as the sole official decision-making athority in the field of Corona control and all government agencies and departments in a coherent manner , without the slightest confrontation and inconsustency support the system up to this day.
This is the most important reason that casused Qom to be a successful , decision-making province in national level.
So far, this headquarter has had 42 meetings with 510 resolutions 90% of which have been implemented.
The Ulema and athorities are the pracious assets of counrty in dealing with Corona.
In the field of Corona confrontation, although all parts of society worked together with a special sense of responsibility and supported the govenment and health syetem in this harsh time , but Ulema , athorities and institutions were the pioneers of this cooperation , recommendations and guildlines which paved the way for making crucial decisions to deal with Corona.
The most eye catching of these plausible coordinations were closure of Shrines and preventing Friday Prayer and religious community these accompaniments caused the conspiracy of the enemies which induced the belief in the duality between science and religion to fail.
Qom is leading province in attracting the participation of donors and society organizations.
With no doubt Qom is one of the prominent provinces that from early days of outbreak of Corona and up to now , is using all capacities and all of its resources in the field of encountring Corona and in order to benefit from capacity of participation of health donors , none-governmental organizations as much as possible , appropriate planning and organizations were implemented and with the good efforts and support of the wise people and altruistic benefactors of the province , special facilities and aids in various forms which include faithful help and sympathy were gathered and distributed among inneed and harm people of the province and fortunately , the performance of the benefactors of Qom province in this field is admirable and is an example for other provinces.
Trying to change the Corona threat to an apportunity.
Parallel with the Management of the Corona Crisis in Qom Province , special efforts were made to turn this threat to an apportunity and with the consultations and follow-ups, significant credits and assistance from the government and donors were collected to accelerate the process of construction and completion of semi-finished and under construction medical centers, especially the large hospital of Amir al-Mo'menin (AS) and the Madar Hospital as well the provision of hospital equipments and strengthening the infrastructure of the province health sectors.
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