Egypt’s Health Ministry in January 18 confirmed 664 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country’s total number of confirmed cases up to 161,817 ministry spokesperson Khaled Megahed announced. The total number of COVID-19-related deaths has now reached 8,959 nationwide, after the ministry announced 57 deaths on Thursday. 321 patients were discharged from quarantine at isolation hospitals, raising Egypt’s total number of fully-recovered cases to 126,497. The measures also include a mask mandate that applies to mass transportation and any public indoor space. Several countries have imposed full lockdown measures following a second outbreak of the virus that began in October.mEdited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm

Source: Egypt Independent January 25, 2021 09:04 UTC