Sisi directs ‘Long Live Egypt’ Fund to support provision of coronavirus vaccine to high-priority categories

Sisi directs ‘Long Live Egypt’ Fund to support provision of coronavirus vaccine to high-priority categories

Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi directed the Tahya Misr (Long Live Egypt) Fund to support the provision of the coronavirus vaccine to the highly-prioritised eligible categories, a statement by the Egyptian presidency said.

Such prioritised groups according to the president's directive, the statement added, are the medical staff, critical and chronic medical cases, coronavirus infected cases as well as the elderly from the most needy categories under the umbrella of social protection programs.

El-Sisi also ordered the establishment of centers to provide the vaccine nationwide and to accommodate citizens wishing to obtain the vaccine when it becomes available, the statement said.

This came during El-Sisi's meeting - that took place on Saturday - with Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, Health Minister Hala Zayed, Finance Minister Mohamed Maait, and Presidential Adviser for Health Affairs Mohamed Awad Tag El-Din, to review the state's efforts in curbing the repercussions of the coronavirus pandemic, as well as the developments in the provision of vaccines.

The president also instructed to obtain the best offers from international companies for the most effective vaccines, in the largest possible quantity and in the fastest possible time.

Egypt received the first batch of the coronavirus vaccine from the Chinese