Egypt is getting ready to open a large factory to produce coronavirus vaccines, at a time when the country is seeing a modest uptick in cases and inoculation rates remain low.
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Spread of Covid-19 Delta variant fuels deep concern for Egypt’s prison population
Despite pledges from government officials, there is little sign that an immunisation campaign is underway in Egypt’s prisons, raising fears for the vulnerable population as the highly-infectious Delta variant surges through the country.
Read More »COVID-19 Cases Rise as Egypt Prepares to Enter Fourth Wave
Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population announced that 318 new COVID-19 cases were recorded on Friday evening in addition to 11 cases of death, bringing the total number of cases to 289,353.
Read More »Egypt expects rise in covid death rate after three weeks
A senior Egyptian official said the mortality rate as a result of the new wave of COVID-19 is likely to increase after three weeks, after recording a significant rise in the number of infections.
Read More »Egypt approves locally manufactured Sinovac doses
The Egyptian Drug Authority has approved Egypt’s locally manufactured doses of Sinovac, Head of the Holding Company for Biological Products and Vaccines (VACSERA), Heba Waly, said.
Read More »Prisoners forgotten in Egypt’s mandatory vaccine programme
Egypt has announced that doctors, government employees, teachers, university professors, admin workers and students above the age of 18 will get the coronavirus vaccine in September.
Read More »Skin diseases spreading in Egypt’s Scorpion Prison as a result of deliberate neglect, say ENHR
The health of more than 1,000 political prisoners is at risk in Egypt’s Scorpion Prison as scabies and other skin diseases are spreading.
Read More »Egypt to Distribute Locally Produced COVID-19 Vaccine This Week
Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population Hala Zayed announced that it will distribute its locally produced doses of the Sinovac coronavirus vaccine this week, and will manufacture between 15 and 18.5 million doses per month to meet the rising COVID-19 infections in the country.
Read More »Egypt bans unvaccinated from accessing educational establishments
Unvaccinated people will not be allowed entry into Egypt’s educational instructions, the country’s Minister of Health, Hala Zayed, revealed yesterday.
Read More »Egypt to prevent unvaccinated employees from accessing workplaces from October
The Egyptian government yesterday said it would not allow unvaccinated civil servants from accessing their places of work starting October.
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