Sisi calls on Egyptians to abide by precautionary rules against coronavirus outbreak

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Mon, 23 Mar 2020 - 04:07 GMT

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Mon, 23 Mar 2020 - 04:07 GMT

FILE- President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi during a conference in Egypt- press photo

FILE- President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi during a conference in Egypt- press photo

CAIRO - 23 March 2020: President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi called on the Egyptians to abide by the government’s preventive and precautionary measures to curb the outbreak of the Coronavirus (COVID-2019).

On his official Twitter account, President Sisi said that he is closely following up the state’s efforts to combat the spread of the virus, saying “As I pledged yesterday, we are precisely continuing our procedures to combat this pandemic in order to preserve the health and the life of every Egyptian citizen.”

“I call upon all [Egyptians] to fully abide by these measures to keep Egypt in peace and security... I pray to Allah Almighty to grant us success in what we do to serve our dear country, Egypt,” Sisi said.



The Egyptian Ministry of Health called on the Egyptians to stay at homes unless necessary to avoid the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, after the number of infected people rose to 327 cases, including 14 deaths so far.

The ministry sent SMSs to the citizens to avoid visits, gatherings, to wash hands constantly with soap and water, and to disinfect the surfaces of their furniture.

It is necessary to avoid smoking as the virus poses risks to the smokers, the ministry said, asking the people to have healthy food.

It is recommended that the elderly people and adults should exercise daily for 30 minutes, while the children should exercise for one hour, the statement said.

The Egyptian government is taking gradual steps in dealing with the coronavirus spread, starting from banning the study at schools and universities and suspending the international flights to the end of March. All restaurants, cafes, cafeterias, casinos, night clubs, bars, shopping centers (malls), and other local shops will shut down from 7:00 pm (Cairo time) to 6:00 pm across the nation as of Thursday until March 31.

Meanwhile, all mosques and Islamic places of worship across Egypt were closed for two weeks starting from March 21, 2020, to curb the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), announced the Egyptian Ministry of Awqaf [Endowment] on Saturday.

As yet the global infected cases of the virus reached 358,804 people and 15,433 deaths were reported, while the recovered cases rose to 100,645. On March 10, 2020, the virus was announced a global pandemic by the World Health Organization.

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