Egypt controlled first coronavirus wave but pandemic threat not over: Health ministry official

Egypt controlled first coronavirus wave but pandemic threat not over: Health ministry official

The state has no interest in hiding the real number of infections, the official said







Ahmed Morsy

, Saturday 19 Sep 2020







File Photo: A man wearing a protective face mask to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) walks next to a wall with an image of the Great Pyramids painted on it, in Cairo(Photo: Reuters)













Egypt has controlled the first wave of the coronavirus, said Hossam Hosny, head of the health ministry's scientific committee to combat the coronavirus on Friday.

He stressed the danger of the pandemic hasn't receded, however, referring to a possible second wave.



"Controlling the first wave means infection rates are within reasonable limits that do not burden