What happens in Egyptian villages isolated due to coronavirus – Egypttoday

What happens in Egyptian villages isolated due to coronavirus – Egypttoday

CAIRO - 5 May 2020: Villages subject to isolation in the governorates of Egypt undergo comprehensive disinfection and sterilization by the Ministry of Health.. The Health Directorate also took samples from the isolated people,who tested negative for the coronavirus, before isolating them in their homes for the incubation period of the virus.. Health and environment monitors observe isolated people daily and make sure they follow the preventive measures and maintain appropriate sanitary isolation.. Undersecretary of the Ministry of Social Solidarity, Ihsan Abu Zaid, was keen to provide meals for the isolated families before Iftar during the holy month of Ramadan, as part of an initiative launched by the ministry that aims to provide 1,000 meals per day during Ramadan.. Ayman Owais, one of the villagers, said that the measures taken by the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Interior to isolate the village is a normal procedure in such circumstances, adding that the isolation period will end after fifteen days, to preserve the health of the villagers.. In Gharbia Governorate, the security and executive agencies imposed health isolation on six villages.. The Luxor governor decided in coordination with the Health Directorate and the Security Directorate to isolate the house