CAIRO, June 13 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt witnessed yesterday, a record of 1,577 single-day new COVID-19 cases, raising the total infections in the country, since mid-Feb to 41,303, said a Health Ministry spokesman.
Egypt also confirmed 45 new coronavirus-related deaths, taking the death toll from the disease to 1,422, said Khaled Megahed, the health ministry’s spokesman, in a statement.
Meanwhile, Megahed noted that 417 patients have recovered and left hospitals in the past 24 hours, bringing the total recoveries to 11,108.
The spokesman reiterated that all COVID-19 cases in Egypt receive necessary medical care, “in accordance with the guidelines of the World Health Organisation.”
Since Mar 25, the Egyptian government has been imposing a nighttime curfew as a key precautionary measure in combating the deadly virus.
On Thursday, the government announced it will reduce the current nine-hour curfew to eight hours from tomorrow, June 14 to 30, amid a “coexistence plan” to maintain anti-coronavirus precautionary measures.
The country will also resume foreign tourism and aviation services in some coastal provinces with the least COVID-19 infections, starting July 1, after they have been suspended since Mar 19 over coronavirus concerns.
The most populous Arab country has already started gradual reopening of services and offices, and allowed operation of over 200 hotels for local tourists with 50-percent capacity after they were given official hygiene safety certificates.– NNN-MENA
