Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly announced that 2.5 million citizens have thus far received a vaccine against COVID-19, out of the six million total registered for vaccination. During a Wednesday press conference Madbouly emphasized the state’s keenness to both keep its citizens safe while continuing the wheel of economy. “We aim by the end of the year that 40 percent of the Egyptian people receive coronavirus vaccines,” Madbouly added. The total number of COVID-19-related deaths is now 15,136 nationwide, after the ministry announced 40 deaths. And 711 patients were discharged from quarantine at isolation hospitals, raising Egypt’s total number of fully-recovered cases to 192,823.

Source: Egypt Independent June 02, 2021 15:11 UTC