Egyptian Govt Urges Public to Observe COVID-19 Precautions amid Case Surge

Egyptian Govt Urges Public to Observe COVID-19 Precautions amid Case Surge

A nurse inspects a robot designed to assist in carrying out coronavirus tests at Tanta Hospital (in the north of Egypt) (AFP)

The Egyptian government has urged citizens to adhere to preventive measures to contain COVID-19 spread, especially during the upcoming holy month of Ramadan.

For her part, Egyptian Minister of Health Hala Zayed said that chest hospitals and tuberculosis laboratories have been developed and supplied with the latest devices, affirming that the number of care and hospital beds increased.

Zayed said that chest hospitals are the first interface, along with fever hospitals for patients with suspected emerging coronavirus.

"The number of visitors to the chest hospitals reached more than two million citizens during the year 2020, as they were designated as screening and isolation hospitals for cases infected with COVID-19," she revealed.

Participating in activities to mark the International Tuberculosis Day, Zayed said that medical staff in these hospitals continue to receive training in combating the virus and treatment protocols.

Moreover, the Crisis Management Committee at the Egyptian Ministry of Endowments closed two mosques in Menofia and Qena as worshipers failed to commit to protective measures.

The Ministry of Endowments affirmed that it would shut any mosque that fails to adhere to the preventive measures.

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