Egyptian Prime Minister checks on availability of medications for COVID-19 patients

CAIRO - 5 September 2020: Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli checked on the availability of medications used in coronavirus treatment protocols during August.

The premier reiterated that he was following up with the authorities concerned efforts exerted to provide the medications required to treat coronavirus patients.

Madbouli’s health advisor Hossam el Masri handed over a report to the premier that includes the names and quantities of drugs that were provided by the Egyptian Drug Authority in August.

1,757,938 packages of azithromycin tablets and 72344 bottles of syrup were supplied of the same drug, 2,981,338 packages of paracetamol tablets, and 1,505,000 zinc tablet strips, in addition to providing about 2,512,280 vitamin C.

Masri asserted that local market's needs of coronavirus medicine are secured and there is no need for hoarding medicine.