On Saturday, Egypt reported 588 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total infection tally officially to 295,639 since the outbreak began in February 2020, according to the Health Ministry's daily coronavirus update statement.
The health ministry also reported 14 new deaths, bringing the total number of deaths from the virus to 16,935.
The statement added that 657 patients have been discharged after recovering from the virus, bringing the total number of recoveries to 249,082.
Notably, Egypt will no longer be on the United Kingdom’s COVID-19 ‘red list’ as of 4 a.m. on Wednesday, 22 September, meaning that there will no longer be a self-financed, 10-day mandated hotel quarantine for those traveling from Egypt to England.
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