Egypt among Most Resilient Countries in Facing COVID-19: Infographic

CAIRO - 5 December 2020: The Cabinet's Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC) reviewed in an infographic "The COVID Resilience Ranking". Egypt ranked 1st in Africa, 3 rd in Middle East and the 25th worldwide with a score of 63.2.

 

 

The ranking, issued by Bloomberg in November 2020, measures the ability of countries to combat COVID-19 pandemic and determines the best countries to live in during the crisis.

 

 

The index includes 10 sub-indicators: Month Cases, Month Case Fatality Rate, Total Deaths Per 1M, Positive Test Rates, Access to COVID-19 Vaccines, Lockdown Severity, Community Mobility, 2020 GDP Growth Forecast, Universal Healthcare Coverage, and Human Development Index.

 

 

The COVID Resilience Ranking indicated that Egypt recorded an average of 7 cases per 100K citizens monthly, and a total  of 64 deaths per 1M citizens from the beginning of the pandemic. In addition, it forecasted that Egypt would be among the top 5 countries to achieve growth in 2020.