Egypt is preparing to produce a Chinese COVID-19 vaccine once verification is complete, assistant Health Minister Noha Assem announced Saturday. During a phone-in with the “al-Hadath al-Youm” channel, Assem said that there are four vaccine technologies, with priority arranged based on a variety of factors. Egypt’s Health Ministry on Sunday confirmed 431 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country’s total number up to 118,014, Ministry spokesperson Khaled Megahed announced. The ministry announced 18 more deaths, raising the country’s COVID-19 death-toll to 6,750. The Health Ministry announced in July that it has began preparing to manufacture a coronavirus vaccine once proven to be effective in trials, in cooperation with the Chinese government.

Source: Egypt Independent December 06, 2020 14:03 UTC