Minister of Health and Population Hala Zayed announced on Thursday that 200,000 rapid coronavirus tests have been conducted, and more than 90,000 PCR tests have been used on suspected cases. Zayed thanked workers in the Health Ministry’s Central Public Health Laboratories across the country. The central laboratories have 36 PCR analysis devices for coronavirus testing – nine in the main headquarters in Cairo and 27 in branches across the country. A unified electronic network links the central laboratories to sub-laboratories, enabling the speedy arrival of results until the necessary measures can be taken, Zayed said. Egypt announced on Friday 201 new coronavirus cases and seven additional deaths, bringing the total number of cases confirmed so far in the country to 4,092.

Source: Egypt Independent April 25, 2020 12:56 UTC