Health Minister Hala Zayed checks precautionary measures as she receives Egyptians who returned from China’s city of Wuhan – Courtesy of the Health MinistryCAIRO – 14 APRIL 2020: The Health Ministry announced Tuesday, that 160 new coronavirus cases were detected, upping the total number of confirmed cases to 2350, Spokesman for the Health Ministry Khaled Megahed said in a statement.Fourteen patients have died from the virus over the past 24 hours, raising the death toll to 178, the spokesman said.The spokesman said that the number of patients that were discharged from hospitals after receiving necessary medical care rose to 514 on Tuesday.Also, the number of coronavirus patients who had now been retested for the virus and had received negative results has reached 683.On Wednesday, Egypt extended a nationwide night-time curfew by two additional weeks, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said in a televised interview, as the country is tailoring measures to contain the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation in the country.

Source: Egypt Today April 14, 2020 20:03 UTC