Head of the central administration for preventive medicine affairs at the Ministry of Health Mohamed Abdel Fattah denied rumors regarding the spread of 'black fungus' strain among COVID-19 patients.
In press statements, he stressed that if any infectious disease or a new coronavirus strain appears, infections and treatment plans will be announced to deal with the pandemic.
Abdel Fattah also affirmed that Egypt has a strong epidemiological surveillance system that tracks all epidemic diseases and their rates of spread and provides quick solutions to confront the pandemic.
On Wednesday, Health Minister Hala Zayed reviewed, during a press conference, the latest developments regarding the epidemiological situation across all governorates and the change in the number of infection rates.
On his part, Health Affairs Presidential Advisor Mohamed Awad Tag El-Din said that the decisions of the Egyptian Cabinet’s supreme committee tasked with managing the coronavirus crisis come in the interest of citizens.
In televised remarks to ‘Sada El-Balad’ TV channel, Tag El-Din stressed that Egypt is currently witnessing a decrease in Coronavirus cases.
He also urged citizens to abide by COVID-19 precautionary measures to avoid infection.
A few days ago, the committee tasked with managing the coronavirus crisis, headed by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly decided to extend COVID-19 measures till end of May.
Yet all public gardens, parks, and beaches will be allowed to reopen.
Two weeks ago, the Egyptian Cabinet imposed new COVID-19 restrictions to curb the spread of Coronavirus cases.
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