Egypt’s Ministry of Health confirmed today that 622 positive cases were detected alongside 44 deaths on Tuesday, bringing the total number of reported deaths to 11,082. Since the start of the pandemic, 187,716 positive cases have been recorded. It was also announced yesterday that 432 had been discharged from hospital after recovery from COVID-19. The Presidential Advisor for Health Affairs gave an interview with Sky News Arabia on Monday in which he stated that Egypt is “seeing a sharp decline in Coronavirus infections”. Despite this, he encouraged the continued following of precautionary measures such as wearing face masks and avoiding gatherings, which he claimed would remain in place “as long as there are active cases”. In December 2020, a fine of EGP 50 was introduced for those failing to wear a mask in public spaces. The latest figures come in the wake of the commencement of the state’s national vaccination programme last Friday, and according to Hala Zayed, Minister of Health and Population, 1,141 were vaccinated on the first day. She announced in a press conference at the Egyptian Fellowship Conference on Monday that a further 400,000 people of those…
