Minister of Health and Population Hala Zayed on Sunday began an inspection tour of the production lines for the Holding Company for Biological Preparations and Vaccines (VACSERA), ensuring it is ready to manufacture the Sinovac vaccine in Egypt. Egypt’s Health Ministry in May 8 confirmed 1,132 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country’s total number of confirmed cases up to 236,272 ministry spokesperson Khaled Megahed announced. The total number of COVID-19-related deaths has now reached 13,845 nationwide, after the ministry announced 66 deaths. And 435 patients were discharged from quarantine at isolation hospitals, raising Egypt’s total number of fully-recovered cases to 176,363. The vaccines used in the drive are safe and effective, he assured, and implored all citizens to get vaccinated as soon as possible.
