Within the framework of support and solidarity with sisterly countries in the Black continent, Egypt dispatched a second military plane laden with medical and pharmaceutical supplies to South Sudan to help it counter coronavirus, in light of the successive crises suffered by the African country.
The shipment includes large quantities of medications, medical supplies, sanitizers and personal protection equipment.
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Two days ago, Egypt sent its first shipment of medical aid to South Sudan as per presidential orders to help in the country’s battle against the pandemic.
The aid proves Egypt’s leading role in assisting African countries and asserts cooperation relations and historical ties binding Cairo and the African states.
Early May, Egypt sent four military planes loaded with medical supplies and medicines to Sudan to help the neighboring state with its battle against COVID-19, according to a statement by the Egyptian presidency.
The medical aid was sent under instructions of Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi to show solidarity with Sudan in its confrontation of the novel coronavirus amid a shortage of necessary medicines and protective medical supplies, according to the statement.
Egypt and Sudan are the two downstream countries among a dozen of African states along the Nile River.
Since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, Egypt has sent several shipments of supplies and medical aid to some of the world’s worst-stricken countries, including China, Italy and the US.
Egypt and South Sudan in light of coronavirus
It is noteworthy that Egypt confirmed on Thursday 774 new coronavirus cases, upping the total cases to 15,003.
“Sixteen more deaths were confirmed; raising the total number to 696,” Khaled Megahed, the Health Ministry’s spokesman, said in a statement.
“Up to 4,217 coronavirus patients have recovered so far,” the spokesman said.
“As many as 223 Egyptians were among the recovered patients today,” he added.
Also, the number of coronavirus patients who had now been retested for the virus and had received negative results has reached 4,798 after getting proper treatment in coordination with the World Health Organization (WHO).
Dr. John Jabbour, the WHO representative, noted that Egypt seriously dealt with the novel coronavirus since the start of its outbreak.
In Egypt, 85% of the positive cases had recovered without treatment because their symptoms were simple, he said.
According to him, Egypt faces many challenges, topped by coordinating among all the health-related sectors and making the best use of the state’s revenues in the fight against the epidemic, in addition to addressing the social stigma associated with the disease and supporting the medical staff who are standing on the front-lines and risking their own lives to treat infected patients.
The WHO official urged all the people to follow protective measures and stay at home to protect themselves and their loved ones against the disease.
On the other hand, the President of South Sudan, Salva Kiir Mayardit has reportedly contracted coronavirus after getting in contact with his first deputy, Riek Machar and General Yao Yao.
The Sudanese newspaper “Al-Mighar” quoted government sources said that the announcement of Salva Kiir’s infection was kept secret, and he underwent a laboratory examination, and the result was positive.
The sources indicated that more than 58 government officials were infected with the virus as a result of contact with other officials.
Earlier, the Vice-President of South Sudan, Machar, who was part of a task force to fight coronavirus, went into self-isolation after testing positive for Covid-19.
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