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Health Ministry: Over 398K Citizens Receive COVID-19 Booster Shots


Wed 12 Jan 2022 | 11:30 PM
NaDa Mustafa

About 398,943 citizens received COVID-19 booster shots, according to Health Ministry Spokesman Hossam Abdel Ghaffar. 

 

In press statements, the spokesman added that Egypt has started sending text notifications to fully vaccinated inpiduals, who received their second dose, 6 months ago.

 

It is worth mentioning that, Egypt’s daily coronavirus report includes infections related to the COVID-19 virus, and its new variants (Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, Omicron), the ministry spokesman revealed.

 

Abdel Ghaffar added that Coronavirus and its mutants respond to therapeutic protocols, as well as internationally-approved vaccines around the world.

 

On Tuesday, Egypt’s Health Ministry reported 932 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country’s total up to 394,740.

The total number of COVID-19-related deaths has now reached 22,014 nationwide after the ministry announced 19 deaths.

About 906 patients were discharged from quarantine at isolation hospitals, raising the total number of fully-recovered cases to 328,957.