Egypt reports 633 new coronavirus infections, 39 deaths Tuesday

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Wed, 24 Feb 2021 - 12:02 GMT

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An image depicting President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi is seen on a bottle of sanitiser before a news conference announcing details of a vaccination campaign against coronavirus diseaseoutbreak, in Cairo. REUTERS

An image depicting President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi is seen on a bottle of sanitiser before a news conference announcing details of a vaccination campaign against coronavirus diseaseoutbreak, in Cairo. REUTERS

CAIRO - 24 February 2020: A total of 633 new coronavirus cases were detected, upping the total number of confirmed cases since the outbreak in the country began to 179,407, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday.


In a statement, Spokesman for the Health Ministry Khaled Megahed said 39 patients have died from the virus over the past 24 hours, raising the death toll to 10,443.



As many as 500 patients were discharged from isolation hospitals after receiving necessary medical care, taking the number of recovered cases to 138,683 so far, the spokesman said.

 

Minister of Health and Population Hala Zayed said durin a pree conference with Chinese Ambassador to Cairo Liao Liqiang that registration to get vaccinated will resume online Sunday, February 28 for citizens aged above 40, and those suffering from chronic diseases. The minister added that the vaccination process will take place at 40 venues across the 27 governorates.  

 

Spokesperson of the Ministry Khaled Megahed had pointed out that the Chinese vaccine is effective by 86 percent in preventing COVID-19 infection, 99 percent in producing anti-bodies, and 100 percent in preventing medium and severe symptoms.

 

It is noted that the vaccination of medical staff was finalized earlier this week by a rate of 50 percent.

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