10:23 PM
Sunday 01 January 2023
Books – Muhammad Abu Al-Majd:
Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, Minister of Health and Population, revealed the developments of the epidemiological situation in Egypt, saying: “Praise be to God, things are very stable, and what measures were taken during the Corona pandemic and dealing with them through the various institutions in the country, we were able to reach the stage where there are no cases that are discovered daily,” referring to No increase in hospital admissions, intensive care, or deaths, which we are closely monitoring, is not being monitored.
And Abdul Ghaffar added, in a telephone interview to the “On My Responsibility” program on “Sada Al-Balad” channel today, Sunday, that the current period is the best period that we have experienced during the 3 years, compared to the months of December and January, which represented the crest of the wave in the past years, saying: “ I assure you that there is nothing to worry regarding and things are proceeding in full swing,” explaining that the respiratory syncytial viruses that increased in mid-October and early November, we monitor the refraction of the size of the infection in schools and things are largely stable.
And he continued, that the monitoring authorities in the Ministry of Health and central laboratories monitor cases and carry out a genetic sequence of cases to inform the World Health Ministry, but what we are witnessing in the world indicates that there is nothing new, and the new Chinese variant is characterized by its rapid spread and has no disturbing effects from other variants; Rather, it is a sub-mutant of the Omicron mutant; And it is present in many countries, not just China, saying: “We had a case that was discovered and it was 50 years old and its symptoms were simple and it did not suffer from anything.”
And he added, the Minister of Health, that among the monitoring, the size of the injuries is followed up, and if there are any variables, and there is no spread or any increase in symptoms from nature, and this new sub-mutant does not cause death or danger, since it is a sub-mutant of Omicron and the prevalence rates are in excess, but Its symptoms are moderate to simple, and the symptoms are a runny nose, coughing, broken bones, and a rise in temperature, and things end between 5 days to a week, and there is no need for hospitalization, and there are no effects that cause deaths, stressing that it has not yet been announced by the World Health Organization that the epidemic has ended, and therefore there is a need As a precaution, we always advise that the citizen be a self-censor, always wear a mask in places that are not well ventilated, and take precautionary measures to avoid infection with Corona.
In another context, he indicated that his field visits to the governorates are to follow up on hospitals and raise their efficiency, and to check on the presence of oncology centers in the governorates, in addition to examining the strengths and weaknesses in each governorate to try to support the system.
