CAIRO - 3 September 2022: Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, spokesman for the Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population, confirmed that the epidemiological curve of cases of Corona virus infections indicates a decrease in the number of cases reaching 55 percent.
He added that there is a 37 percent decrease in the number of deaths, pointing out that the follow-up to the total occupancy rates at isolation hospitals indicates a decrease in the number of people receiving treatment from the Corona virus.
Dr. Hossam Abdel Ghaffar revealed that the number of citizens targeted to receive the vaccination has reached 50 million citizens, according to the recommendations of the World Health Organization.
Dr. Hossam Abdel Ghaffar added that 100 percent of the population targeted to be vaccinate have already received the first dose. The second dose was received by 78.41 percent of the target, while the third stimulating dose targeted about 25 million citizens of priority groups, of whom about 8.098 million citizens received the dose, or 32.3 percent.
Hossam Hosni, Chairman of the Scientific Committee to Combat the Corona Virus, stressed that preventive measures are important to prevent the Corona virus and its recent spread, so we must be as careful as possible in order to cross this stage.
He added that respiratory diseases spread rapidly in the event of non-compliance with the established precautionary measures.
The head of the Scientific Committee to Combat the Corona Virus added that herd immunity is not permanent against the Corona virus, as a mutation of the virus can occur, and therefore immunity is deficient and does not protect against the severity of the disease, so there is no alternative to adhering to preventive measures.
He added that the treatment protocol for the Corona virus should not be prescribed by citizens on social networking sites, because the misuse of any type of medication is counterproductive, noting that the drugs that were added are to strengthen the immune system to confront the new Corona virus mutations that appear from time to time.
The Ministry of Health and Population continues to raise its preparations in all governorates of the Republic, follow up the situation first-hand regarding the Corona virus, and take all necessary preventive measures against any viruses or infectious diseases, and the Ministry has allocated a number of means of communication to receive citizens’ inquiries about the virus and infectious diseases, including the hotline "105", "15335" and the WhatsApp number "01553105105", in addition to the "Health Egypt" application available on phones.
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