Egypt has no variations of COVID-19: official

CAIRO – 21 February 2021: Head of the Central Administration for Preventive Affairs at the Ministry of Health and Population Mohamed Abdel Fatah affirmed Sunday that no variations of COVID-19 have been detected in Egypt until present.

The official noted that the vaccination of medical staff will be over next week giving room for citizens to acquire the vaccine. The registration process is carried out online and physically, and the citizens get notified of the time and place.

In that context, Minister Hala Zayed told press Sunday that Egypt will receive later this month 8.6 million vaccine doses from AstraZeneca within a contract of 40 million doses as the country seeks to secure 100 million doses. The 40 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine shall be fully delivered this year.

The minister added that those who received the first dose and have not yet got the second will get it in the right time.