This ups the total number of confirmed cases to 164,282, according to figures released by the Health Ministry. As many as 477 patients were discharged from isolation hospitals after receiving necessary medical care, taking the number of recovered cases to 128,440 so far, the spokesman said. Vaccination campaignVaccinating the first doctor and nurse included in the Health Ministry’s anti-coronavirus campaign on Sunday, Egypt has started providing vaccines to medical workers in 40 quarantine hospitals nationwide. The vaccine will be provided free of charge for all medical workers nationwide. The minister affirmed that Egypt is set to obtain more than 100 million doses of different vaccines.

Source: Egypt Today January 29, 2021 07:30 UTC