Precautionary measures, vaccination mechanisms to face Omicron, says Egypt's presidential adviser

CAIRO - 4 December 2021: Precautionary measures against Covid-19, vaccination campaigns as well as monitoring and analyzing the situation technically and scientifically are the necessary mechanisms to face the new Omicron variant, a presidential adviser said Thursday.

“The variants of the Covid-19 will be a lot in the coming period,” presidential adviser for health affairs Awad Tag Eddin told Sada El Balad TV.

He called for staying vigilant and cautious and monitoring the situation, pointing out that no accurate information is available on Omicron.

The Health Ministry said on Friday night that 933 new coronavirus cases were detected in Egypt over the past 24 hours, upping the total number of infections to 361,368.

Health Ministry spokesman Hossam Abdel Ghaffar said 49 patients died from the virus over the past 24 hours, raising the death toll to 20,643.

As many as 569 patients were discharged from hospitals after receiving medical care, taking the number of recoveries to 299,434, it added.