All zoos in Giza and other governorates as well as the aquarium welcomed back visitors on Monday after a five-month closure due to the coronavirus pandemic, amid strict hygiene and safety measures.
Moreover, the Ministry of Agriculture decided to tighten the entry procedures in accordance with the conditions announced by the Ministry of Health to combat the coronavirus and the rules of the African Union of Zoos as well as to commit that the number of visitors inside the Giza Zoo, one of the largest zoos in the world, will not exceed 3,000 visitors, which is almost half of what the zoo would usually accommodate.
Visitors and employees will not be allowed to enter the zoo without wearing facemasks and having their temperatures measured at the zoo's entrance.
Also, they will be required to maintain safe distances of at least one meter apart from one another, with security guards to roam the ground to ensure that these conditions are applied.
The shutdown decision was among wide-ranging measures introduced by the government in March, which included halting several indoor and outdoor activities in an attempt to stem the spread of the virus.
All public gardens, beaches, amusement parks, and other places that accommodate large gatherings have been out of service on the back of the March decision.
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It is worth mentioning that the novel coronavirus was first reported in Wuhan, China, and has infected more than one million people and killed over 234,139 worldwide. It also hit several celebrities and top political figures around the world.
The virus is a new member of the Coronaviruses group, which was never identified in humans. The viruses’ family also includes Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV), which cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases.
Coronaviruses are zoonotic, meaning they are transmitted between animals and people. Humans and animals such as mammals and birds can be affected by the disease.
The name coronavirus is derived from the Latin corona, meaning “crown” or “halo”.
On February 11, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced the official name for the disease caused by the new coronavirus is Covid-19, taken from the words “corona”, “virus” and “disease”.
In December 2019, an outbreak was reported in Wuhan, China. On 31 December 2019, the outbreak was traced to a novel strain of coronavirus, which was given the interim name 2019-nCoV by WHO, it was later renamed SARS-CoV-2 by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses.
On March 11, the world health organization declared coronavirus a global pandemic as the new virus has rapidly spread to more than 800,000 people from Asia to the Middle East, Europe, and the United States.
Transmission of viruses between humans happens when someone comes into contact with an infected person’s secretions, such as droplets in a cough.
Coronavirus can also be transmitted by coming into contact with something an infected person has touched and then touching your mouth, nose, or eyes.
It is known that older people appear to be more vulnerable to the effects of the emerging virus.
The virus caused complete paralysis in all activities and events with large gatherings worldwide due to concerns over the spread of the virus.
People across the globe partake in self-isolation for 14 days as an effective precautionary measure to protect those around them and themselves from contracting COVID-19.
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