12:36 AM
Tuesday 15 February 2022
Books – Ahmed Gomaa:
On Monday, the Ministry of Health and Population announced that 1,243 people recovered from the Corona virus have been discharged from hospitals, following receiving the necessary medical care and completing their recovery according to the guidelines of the World Health Organization, bringing the total of those recovering from the virus to 388,943 to date.
Dr. Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, the official spokesman for the Ministry of Health and Population, stated that 2,129 new cases were recorded that tested positive for the virus and its variants, as part of the necessary surveillance, investigation and examination procedures conducted by the ministry in accordance with the guidelines of the World Health Organization, pointing to the death of 60 new cases.
He stressed that, according to the recommendations of the World Health Organization issued on May 27, 2020, the disappearance of symptoms for a period of 10 days from infection is an indicator of the patient’s recovery from the Corona virus.
Abdel Ghaffar indicated that the total number that was registered in Egypt with the new Corona virus until Monday, is 457081, including 388,943 cases that have been cured, and 23,409 deaths.
The Ministry of Health and Population continues to raise its preparations in all governorates of the Republic, follow up on the situation first-hand regarding the “emerging corona virus”, and take all necessary preventive measures once morest any viruses or infectious diseases, and the ministry has allocated a number of means of communication to receive citizens’ inquiries regarding the emerging corona virus and infectious diseases. Including the hotline “105”, “15335” and the WhatsApp number “01553105105”, in addition to the “Health Egypt” application available on phones.
