Sources reported to the island that the Egyptian authorities imposed strict security measures around the headquarters of the Medical Syndicate, and prevented doctors from entering it, to prevent a press conference that was scheduled to respond to the statements of the Prime Minister, which attacked the doctors.
On its official Facebook page, the General Syndicate of Doctors of Egypt announced that the press conference was postponed for technical reasons, until further notice.
"This escalation between the state and the doctors is not expected, especially since a number of senior media and journalists writers loyal to the entire Egyptian regime have asked the Prime Minister to heed the union's request and apologize for these statements," said Egyptian Affairs Editor at Al-Jazeera channel Abdel Fattah Fayed.
He added that the facts on the ground contradict the statements of the Prime Minister, as the number of deaths and injuries among doctors is among the highest in the world, with 93 deaths and 3 thousand injuries.
The Doctors ’Union had issued a statement protesting the statements of Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, in which he said that the absence of doctors from hospitals caused Corona's injuries in the country, and the union demanded an official apology for these statements.
The union said that "since the beginning of the pandemic, Egypt's doctors offer the most wonderful example of sacrifice and work amid great pressures in their workplaces, starting from working in difficult conditions and a lack of protective equipment in some hospitals, and under constant attacks on medical personnel in full view of everyone, in light of abuse Administrative and leave blocking. "
The union warned that government statements would stoke anger against doctors, increase the encroachment of patients and their companions on medical staff, and infiltrate frustration to all doctors, and said it was preparing additional incitement of citizens against doctors instead of issuing a law to criminalize their infringement.
The union also published a list of the names of 93 doctors who died from being infected with the Corona virus, stressing that the doctors are first-class soldiers in the battle against Corona.
Amnesty International has called on the Egyptian authorities to immediately stop what it described as a "campaign of harassment and intimidation" against front-line health-care workers who are expressing safety concerns, or criticizing the government's handling of the Corona virus epidemic.
In a statement last week, the international organization documented how the Egyptian authorities use very broad and vague charges - such as spreading false news and terrorism - to arrest and detain health-care workers who express their opinions publicly, and subject them to threats, harassment, and punitive administrative procedures.
She explained that those who were targeted by the authorities protested against unsafe working conditions, lack of personal protective equipment, insufficient training to control infection, limited screening of health-care workers, and lack of access to necessary health care.
Amnesty International has documented 8 cases of health care workers, including 6 doctors and pharmacists, who were arbitrarily detained between March and June by the infamous National Security Sector, due to comments on the Internet and social media, expressing motives. Their health concerns.