05:07 PM
Saturday, January 16, 2021
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Books – Ahmad Jumaa:
Hala Zayed, Minister of Health and Population, assured the heads of delegations and teams participating in the World Handball Championship that the Egyptian state is keen on the health and safety of all participants in the tournament and providing all means of health protection for them through medical insurance for all tournament activities, and the emphasis on adherence to all preventive and precautionary measures And medical, indicating the stability of the situation in Egypt with regard to confronting the emerging corona virus, compared to many countries of the world.
This came during a meeting held by the Minister of Health and Population and Dr. Ashraf Sobhi, Minister of Youth and Sports, this morning, Saturday, via video conference technology, with the heads of delegations participating in the World Handball Championship in the presence of Dr. Hassan Mustafa, President of the International Handball Federation, and Dr. Alaa Eid, the supervisor of The Medical Committee of the Ministry of Health for the World Handball Championship, and Hussein Labib, director of the 27th edition of the World Handball Championship, to follow up on the latest developments in the medical insurance plan for the World Handball Championship, which Egypt will host from January 13 to 31.
Dr. Khaled Mujahid, Advisor to the Minister of Health and Population for Media Affairs and the official spokesperson for the Medical Committee for the World Handball Championship, said that the Minister of Health discussed with the heads of delegations all developments in the medical insurance plan, which is constantly reviewed in coordination with the Minister of Youth and Sports and the International Handball Federation, referring to A mechanism for conducting a “pcr” analysis of the emerging corona virus has been approved every 24 hours for all teams participating in the tournament, members of federations and organizing committees, hotel workers and medical teams, in the context of stressing precautionary measures and paying attention to the public health of Egypt’s guests.
Mujahid added that the Minister of Health and Population provided the heads of delegations during the meeting with a detailed explanation of the medical insurance plan for the tournament, and the precautionary and preventive measures taken by the ministry and supervised by the medical committee headed by Dr. Alaa Eid, during the activities of the tournament, and also clarified the effectiveness of implementing the closed groups policy. full Bubble “in preserving the health of all delegations by tracking the limits of all their movements between the residence hotel and training halls or matches only, until the completion of the tournament and their safe return to their country.
Mujahid continued that the minister confirmed President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi’s keenness to make the tournament successful and to come out in an honorable manner that befits Egypt’s position and to deal firmly with regard to the application of precautionary measures and health controls for facing the spread of the Corona virus at all levels, and she indicated her keenness to continuously follow up the application of insurance. Medical Council and work to overcome any challenges that may face the participants in the tournament from the medical point of view, as well as its keenness to communicate with all the missions participating in the tournament and to find out their needs in coordination with Dr. Ashraf Sobhi, Minister of Youth and Sports.
For his part, Dr. Ashraf Sobhi, Minister of Youth and Sports, appreciated the quick response from the Minister of Health and Population to all developments and the implementation of the medical insurance plan in a “maneuver” manner, which was clear in changing the time period for conducting the “pcr” analysis, thanking the Minister for her tireless follow-up on medical insurance For the championship, and to ensure the implementation of precautionary and preventive measures, according to the medical plan that was developed in coordination between the Ministry of Health and Population and the Ministry of Youth and Sports.
Dr. Hassan Mostafa, President of the International Handball Federation, confirmed that choosing Egypt to hold the World Handball Championship on its soil is a pride for all Egyptians, especially in light of the circumstances the country is going through, thanking Dr. Hala Zayed, Minister of Health and Population for the attention he attaches to the tournament. And standing on the implementation of the medical insurance plan for the tournament and permanent coordination with the World Cup medical committee.
For their part, the heads of the delegations participating in the championship during the meeting praised the precautionary measures that are applied either in the places of residence of delegations, or sports stadiums, and inside the gymnasiums, as well as the medical equipment and services provided to the participants in the tournament, and the provision of all medical needs to them, stressing that the Egyptian state Takes a new approach in organizing international tournaments in light of the world’s fear of the repercussions of the Corona virus.
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