Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population announced that the nation’s weekly rate of coronavirus infections has risen to 10 percent. The Head of the Ministry of Health’s Scientific Committee to Combat Coronavirus Hossam Hosny, warned that the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic is the most severe. During phone-in on Saturday with the “al-Hekaya” (The Story) show, Hosny said that civilians have lost caution in holding gatherings. Egypt’s Health and Population Ministry has reported 1,032 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, 63 deaths and 769 recovered cases. The country has now reported a total of 228,584 confirmed cases, 171,542 recovered cases, and 13,402 deaths.

Source: Egypt Independent May 02, 2021 14:48 UTC