Egypt Calls for Vaccinating All Tourism Sector Employees

Arab World

August 3rd, 5:19am

Cairo - Asharq Al-Awsat

Tourists at the Giza pyramids (Reuters)

The Egyptian Health Ministry said on Monday that all tourism sector workers in Luxor and Aswan governorates should be vaccinated against the coronavirus during August. Health Minister Hala Zayed gave the directives while she inspected the isolation unit at Luxor International Airport. Health Ministry Spokesman Khaled Megahed said in a statement that Zayed stressed the Prime Minister’s decision not to allow any visitor to enter the country before showing a negative PCR test or a certificate proving they have been vaccinated with both doses of the COVID-19 jabs at least 14 days before arriving in Egypt. Zayed said that 17,139 visitors have been so far quarantined at Luxor Airport. Also on Monday, Advisor to Minister of Health for Information Technology Aysam Salah said the vaccine certificate cannot be forged because it has a QR code with the photo and identity of the person. During an interview with a local TV channel, Salah said the certificates aim to help Egyptians traveling abroad to prove that they have been vaccinated. Egypt recorded on Monday 49 new COVID-19 cases and four deaths, bringing the total number of infections to 284,311, including 230,699 recoveries and 16,528 deaths.

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