Egypt raises the degree of quarantine preparations in all ports
Today, Friday, the Egyptian Ministry of Health announced raising the degree of quarantine preparations in all air, land and sea ports, while raising the level of verification that those coming to the country are free of any possible infections.
The ministry said in a press statement issued today on its Facebook page that it is following up on the preliminary data received from South Africa regarding the rapid increase in infection rates with the emerging coronavirus.
The statement pointed out that the scientific committees, experts and researchers in the Egyptian ministry, universities and research centers are studying all the preliminary data related to this mutation.
Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research and acting Minister of Health and Population, confirmed that the ministry is in continuous contact with the World Health Organization, whether with regard to the organization's expert group meeting today, Friday, or the findings of the organization's experts regarding the new mutation.
The statement confirmed that the minister stressed the completion of studies related to this matter as soon as possible in preparation for presenting the results to the Supreme Committee to follow up on the Corona crisis headed by the Prime Minister to take the necessary precautions to ensure the safety of the health situation in Egypt.
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