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How did the Ministry of Health deal with the first case of corona virus in Egypt?

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Dr. Khaled Mujahid, adviser to the Minister of Health and Population for Media Affairs, the ministry’s spokesperson, said that strict precautionary measures had been taken with the first positive case of new HIV infection for a “foreign” person.

“Mujahid” added that the necessary analyzes were performed for those who had contact with the infected case, which was negative for the virus, and they were self-isolated in their places of residence as a precautionary measure for a period of 14 days “incubation period”, pointing to their follow-up periodically every 8 hours and giving them health instructions to follow. Sterilization of the building in which the case was held and those who had close contact with it.

In this regard, Dr. John Gabor, the representative of the World Health Organization in Egypt, praised the speed and transparency of the Egyptian government in dealing with the situation, and its keenness to inform the organization of the case as soon as it is suspected, praising the preventive measures taken by the Ministry of Health and Population regarding the discovered case and those who are in contact with it.

“John” stressed that Egypt is one of the first countries that developed a good preventive plan to tackle the emerging corona virus and how to deal with infected cases once they are discovered, and that Egypt is one of the first countries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region that the organization provided with accurate reagents to detect those infected with the new corona virus.

The Minister of Health and Population also held, today, Friday, an expanded meeting with the leadership of the Ministry to follow up the implementation of the Ministry’s plan to address and deal with the emerging corona virus, at the Ministry’s public office, stressing that all preventive measures are taken in the country’s ports.

The Minister of Health and Population follows the convening of the 24-hour Crisis Management Chamber, which includes representatives from all ministries and relevant authorities, at the Ministry’s general office, to follow up the situation of the Corona virus emerging inside the country and the Ministry’s preventive plan in the ports and ports and all health directorates in the Republic, stressing to raise the levels of readiness to the utmost In all ports and airports nationwide.

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