Senior Citizens
The first phase is taking place in Damietta, Port Said, Suez, and Ismailiyah.
Every patient is given a follow-up card, as they are urged to turn up twice per year.
That is in a ceremony held to celebrate the International Day of Older Persons.
On 21 November 2021, the bill was preliminarily approved by the Senate on Sunday. The law proposes a punishment of a maximum of one year and fined L.E. 1,000-10,000 for dereliction of duty on the part of a caregiver of an elderly.
A draft law on the rights of senior citizens proposes a punishment of a maximum of one year and fined L.E. 1,000-10,000 for deriliction of duty on the part of a caregiver of an elderly.
The eligible citizens have to take two shots of the vaccine (21 days apart) at a cost of LE 200 (US$ 12.73) per shot.
The senior people over the age of 60 were also allowed to ride all public transport means with half-fare tickets.
Senior citizens above 70 years of age have been exempt from the metro ticket, while those above 60 will have a 50 percent discount upon showing their national ID.
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