Sisi Says Rise in COVID-19 Cases Normal, Crisis Being Professionally Managed
Arab World
Cairo - Walid Abdul Rahman
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said Thursday the coronavirus crisis in Egypt is being managed in a scientific and professional way, saying the rise in cases is “normal” and they can be lowered if people adhere to preventive guidelines. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony of the Bashayer Al-Khair 3 project in Alexandria, the president said citizens can play a major role in helping decrease the rate of infections and alleviate the burden on health workers. He urged Egyptians to adopt healthy habits, such playing sports and eating healthy food, to boost their immunity. He said that since the beginning of the outbreak, the state sought to assure the people, by assuming full responsibility along with health ministry and medical teams. Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Khaled Abdel Ghaffar said Egypt’s coronavirus cases are expected to reach around 20,000 by May 28 and to start dropping starting June 7. Abdel Ghaffar said Egypt will start to report no new cases starting mid-July, after reaching a peak of 40,000. Out of the total confirmed cases in the country, 2,000 patients are being treated in hospitals and 250 are in intensive care, the minister added. The average rate of the daily increase in new infections stood at 5.5 percent. “The daily growth rate remains within a safe range” and “within the capability of the health system,” the minister assured.
from Asharq AL-awsat https://english.aawsat.com/home/article/2296536/sisi-says-rise-covid-19-cases-normal-crisis-being-professionally-managed
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