The Egyptian Ministry of Health said today, Wednesday, that seven new cases of the emerging coronavirus had been detected, taking the total number of confirmed cases of the disease in the country to 67.
Of this number, at least 45 cases were detected in a cruise ship in the Nile River in the tourist city of Luxor and a German tourist died in a hospital in Hurghada on the Red Sea coast.
The Ministry of Health said in a statement today, Wednesday, that 27 of the recorded cases of recovery had recovered, and that eight of them had been removed from the hospital quarantine, including six Egyptians and two foreigners.
Egypt imposed numerous measures to assure tourists that its visit is safe after monitoring the spread of the virus on the Nile cruise ship.
These measures included examining hundreds of tourists and tourism workers to detect the disease and disinfect hotel establishments and tourist ships in Luxor and Aswan.
The tourism sector is an important source of hard currency in Egypt.
The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said today, Wednesday, that 63 tourists who were on board the Nile cruise ship, which had been monitored of injuries, returned to their country yesterday, Tuesday and Wednesday, after they spent a period in quarantine and the results of their checks were negative.
The government also decided to suspend events in large gatherings, such as religious ceremonies, concerts, and exhibitions.
The official Middle East News Agency reported that the Ministry of Education on Wednesday ordered the suspension of activities such as sports and musical events, but held that the study would not be suspended.
The agency added that the security forces arrested three people for posting false information about the Corona virus on their Facebook accounts, in a clear move to prevent a public panic.