Egypt records 399 new COVID-19 cases, bringing total to 11,228

CAIRO – 15 May 2020: 399 people have tested positive for coronavirus in Egypt on Friday, bringing the total number of cases to 11,228, the Health Ministry said in its daily briefing.

The ministry also reported 21 deaths due to the novel virus, bringing the total number to 592.

Also, the test results of 3,363 people turned from positive to negative, the ministry said, including 2,799 people who totally recovered. It added that 173 patients left hospitals.




On May 14, Egypt released a

coexistence plan

to deal with the coronavirus pandemic over the coming period. The government highlights the importance of abiding by precautionary measures while preparing to gradually resume normal life cycle.

The plan comes as a bid to reduce the number of infections and deaths, achieve a balance between maintaining a normal life cycle and abiding by the precautionary measures, to get rid of the negative psychological effects of the outbreak, and to avoid crowds resulting from services like: transportation and shopping.

Cinemas, theaters, cafes, fitness halls, and sports clubs should remain closed during the period of coexisting with the coronavirus in light of the first phase of the ministry’s plan to cope with the virus set to start at the beginning of June.

The ministry also recommended keeping the ban of weddings and funerals, and suspending universities, schools, kindergartens and nurseries.