A night curfew and an extension of the suspension of studies in Egypt to confront Corona

Egypt announced the ban on the movement of citizens, from seven in the evening until six in the morning, for a period of two weeks, starting yesterday, with the suspension of all mass transportation at the same time and period, and the complete closure of commercial stores, except for groceries and pharmacies, from five in the evening until six in the morning today Next, besides shutting down cafes, cafes, and entertainment stores for a full two-week period.

The Egyptian Prime Minister, Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, said in a press conference yesterday, to announce some precautionary measures to confront the Corona virus, that stores and malls (commercial centers) will be closed completely on Friday and Saturday, with work suspended in all official departments that Provides services to the public, with the exception of health offices, to obtain birth and death certificates, close restaurants and night clubs, limit work to delivery service, stop public transportation and private transport during the ban period, from 7 pm to six in the morning, and close all clubs and gyms throughout Egypt, and extend Father's comment Study in all schools and universities, for a period of 15 days, in addition to the previous period that would have ended on March 29.

Madbouly noted that there is a fine of 4000 pounds and imprisonment, in case the state's decisions are not implemented.

For his part, Egyptian President, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, affirmed that the set of measures announced by the government, earlier yesterday, are "urgent" in order to reduce the infection rates of Corona virus, and stressed that the authorities intend to counter any attempts to breach them.

He wrote in his account on the Facebook site: "The government has approved (yesterday) a set of additional precautions to confront the spread of the Corona virus, which are urgent measures that will raise levels of prevention from spreading the virus and reduce infection rates."

He stressed that "the Egyptian state with all its organs will confront and face any attempts to violate it, with the utmost firmness and decisiveness and within the framework of the law," and called on "all Egyptians to fully comply with these measures."

Al-Sisi called on "all Egyptians to abide fully by these procedures."