CAIRO, Jul 23 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt reported 49 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, the lowest in over 15 months, marking a remarkable decline, which is believed as a result of the vaccination drive and precautionary measures taken.
The total COVID-19 cases in Egypt rose to 283,862, while its death toll increased to 16,465, and its total recoveries climbed to 225,869, said the Egyptian Health Ministry.
Wednesday’s daily infections marked the lowest in Egypt since Mar 30 last year, when the country reported 47 COVID-19 cases.
Data shows a massive downturn in the curve, of the third wave of the pandemic in the country, which explains why the government has recently increased the capacity of hotels and entertainment places from 50 percent to 70 percent.
Mohamed Ahmed Ali, professor of virology at Egypt’s National Research Centre, said yesterday that, “the vaccination and the precautionary measures implemented in Egypt led to the current decline of COVID-19 daily infections.”
Ali, also member of the anti-coronavirus committee at the Egyptian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, explained that the more people are vaccinated and precautionary measures are implemented, the lower chances for the rise in infections.
“Although the COVID-19 vaccines haven’t been taken by a lot of Egyptians, vaccination has contributed to reduce the infection cases,” he said, stressing that, “the vaccine is the number one factor that leads to declining cases, and the precautionary measures come next.”
A recent report by The Economist, placed Egypt fourth among 50 major economies in the world, in terms of showing resilience amid the COVID-19 crisis.– NNN-MENA
