The number of new officially recorded COVID-19 cases continues to rise, sparking fears of an uncontrollable outbreak as the government continues to shy away from any new measures. Egypt’s Ministry of Health announced on Monday night 718 new infections and 32 new deaths, bringing the total of officially recorded cases to 126,273 and 7,130 deaths. A week earlier, Egypt’s Ministry of Health had recorded 511 new cases and at the start of December was recording as little as 392 new infections. Despite the rising number of new officially recorded cases, which had decreased to less than 100 earlier in August after peaking in June at 1,774 cases, a large number of Egyptians continue to ignore health safety instructions, including social distancing, and are no longer wearing masks contrary to government directives. Further, the Egyptian government has been accused of taking a lax attitude, with little to no enforcement of health safety instructions. Despite more than 40 countries around the world shutting their borders to the United Kingdom, which has discovered a highly infectious new strain of the virus, Egypt remains open to visitors. Dr Hossam Hosni, Chairman of the Scientific…
Egypt’s COVID-19 Cases Rapidly Increasing as World Fears New Strain
December 22, 2020
