CAIRO: Coronavirus cases have begun to fall in Egypt, the country’s health minister confirmed on Wednesday.
Hala Zayed said that bed occupancy rates in hospital quarantine wards are also declining.
She said that along with the World Health Organization, “we are currently documenting the public health initiatives undertaken by Egypt.”
Egypt’s public health programs, such as the 100 Million Health Initiative, a hepatitis C campaign, a women’s campaign, and the waiting list program under which 800 surgeries were performed, were major factors behind the successful fight against COVID-19.
Zayed said that the virus helped the health sector make a 10-year leap in terms of science, perseverance and finding solutions.
She urged people to follow precautionary measures, get vaccinated, and choose open places when going out in order to reduce infection rates.
Zayed said that the number of virus cases is unlikely to increase during July and August, based on previous data.
Vaccinating a large number of citizens will protect the most vulnerable groups in the event of a global fourth wave of infections, she said.
