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'Thanaweya Amma': 1st Coronavirus Suspected Case Detected (Photos)


Sun 21 Jun 2020 | 11:46 AM
NaDa Mustafa

An Azhari Institute in Nasr City district has recorded 1st Coronavirus (COVID-19) suspected case, on the first day of Thanaweya Amma (high school) exams.

Precautionary measures were taken in dealing with the suspected case.

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He has been transferred through an equipped ambulance to a nearby hospital, in order to carry out the necessary medical examinations.

 

It is worth mentioning that, Egypt’s Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli inspected earlier today Sunday a number of Thanaweya Amma exams’ committees to follow up the implementation of precautionary measures amid Coronavirus fears.

It is worth mentioning that, Thanaweya Amma exams’ marathon began earlier Sunday under unprecedented measures due to the coronavirus outbreak.

At least 563,389 students across all the republic are set to attend this years’ exams.

The Egyptian government has taken a number of strict precautionary measures to secure the students during the exams’ period, including:

1-The sterilization of committee rooms before and after each exam; the students will wait outside in open areas to maintain social distancing.

2- The students will enter exams’ committees in a distanced queue two meters apart, starting from 8:00 am with no student allowed entry after 9:00 am.

3-Disinfection tools will be distributed among all students to protect them from infection.

4-Every committee will be equipped with forehead thermometers, as well as a doctor and ambulance ready for any coronavirus infections.

5-The examination papers have been disinfected, wrapped and placed inside locked metal boxes.

Moreover, the Education Minister Tarek Shawky decided that final year students of the thanaweya amma exams have the option to adjourn their exams until next year, with no impact on their school degree or risk of failure that year.