An image depicting President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi is seen on a bottle of sanitizer before a news conference announcing details of a vaccination campaign against coronavirus disease outbreak, in Cairo. REUTERS
CAIRO - 23 October 2021: The Health Ministry said Friday that 885 new coronavirus cases were detected, upping the total number of confirmed cases reported in the country since the beginning of the outbreak to 322,852.
In a statement, Spokesman for the Health Ministry Khaled Megahed said 44 patients have died from the virus over the past 24 hours, raising the death toll to 18,195.
As many as 713 patients were discharged from isolation hospitals after receiving necessary medical care, taking the number of recovered cases to 272,505 so far, the spokesman said.
On Saturday, Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said unvaccinated employees will not be allowed to enter to workplace within a short period of time.
Madbouly, in a meeting with governors, affirmed the availability of vaccine doses, urging governors to make sure all employees in the administrative bodies are vaccinated.
The premier urged governors to intensify awareness campaign regarding the importance of vaccination, especially in light of the Ministry of Health’s readiness to provide the required vaccine doses.
Earlier this month, Spokesman for the Ministry of Health Khaled Megahed said Egypt will soon manufacture the US coronavirus vaccine Moderna.
He told Egypt Today that the negotiations are underway with the parent company in this regard.
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