The Egyptian Foreign Ministry denied reports of any Egyptian expat in China being infected by the new coronavirus, according to a statement on Saturday.
Assistant Foreign Minister for Consular Affairs and Egyptians Abroad Yasser Mahmoud Hashim said the Egyptian Embassy in Beijing follows up the situation of the Egyptian community in the Chinese province of Hubei and its capital Wuhan, the epicenter of the outbreak of the new coronavirus by directly contacting them.
The embassy offers all kinds of support to the expats in light of the Chinese government's decision to put Wuhan under quarantine and suspend all transportation to and from the city, Hashim noted.
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"There are no cases of the novel coronavirus among the Egyptian expats in the city or China," the diplomat affirmed, pointing out that the embassy is cooperating with the Chinese authorities to ensure that the Egyptian expats are receiving all the care and help they need.
The embassy also contacted the authorities in China and Wuhan to know whether it could offer any kind of help to its citizens.
Egypt's Ambassador in Beijing Mohamed El Badry contacted a number of the community's leaders in the quarantined city, expressing his full solidarity with them and promising to provide all possible help.
The Foreign Ministry, for its part, expressed its appreciation for the Chinese government's tremendous efforts to contain the virus, showing its solidarity with the Chinese people and leadership in these critical circumstances.
It is worth noting that the number of people killed by the coronavirus has risen to 41, with the epidemic now spreading from China to another 11 countries.
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