10:23 pm
Sunday 01 January 2023
Books – Muhammad Abu Al-Majd:
Dr Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, Minister of Health and Population, revealed the developments of the epidemiological situation in Egypt, saying, “Praise God, things are very stable and what measures have been taken during the Corona pandemic and dealing with them through the several institutions in the country, we have managed to reach the stage where there are no cases that are being discovered on a daily basis”, referring to No increase in hospital admissions, intensive care or deaths, which we are monitoring closely, is not being monitored.
And Abdul Ghaffar added, in a telephone interview to the program “On My Responsibility” on the channel “Sada Al-Balad” today, Sunday, that the current period is the best period we have experienced during the 3 years, compared to the months of December and January, which have represented the crest of the wave in recent years, stating: “I assure you that there is nothing to worry about and things are proceeding at full speed”, explaining that the respiratory syncytial viruses which have increased in half October and early November we monitor the refraction of the size of the infection in schools and things are basically stable.
And he continued, that the supervisory authorities of the Ministry of Health and the central laboratories monitor the cases and carry out a genetic sequence of the cases to inform the World Ministry of Health, but what we are witnessing in the world indicates that there is nothing again, and the new Chinese variant is characterized by its rapid spread and has no disturbing effects from other variants; Rather, it is a submutant of the Omicron mutant; And he’s in many countries, not just China, saying, “We had a case that was discovered and he was 50 years old and the symptoms of him were simple and he wasn’t suffering from anything.”
And added, the Minister of Health, that the extent of the injuries is monitored between the monitorings, and if there are variables, and there is no spread or increase in symptoms by nature, and this new sub-mutant does not cause death or danger, as it is a submutant of Omicron and the prevalence rates are too high, but its symptoms are moderate to simple and the symptoms are runny nose, cough, bone fractures and increased temperature, and things end in 5 days to a week, and there is no need for hospitalization, and there are no effects causing deaths, stressing that it has not yet been announced by the World Health Organization that the epidemic is over, and therefore there is a need As a precaution, we always advise the citizen to self-censor, always wear a mask in places that are not well ventilated and take precautionary measures to avoid Corona contagion.
In another context, he indicated that his field visits to the governorates are aimed at monitoring hospitals and increasing their efficiency, and verifying the presence of oncology centers in the governorates, as well as examining the strengths and weaknesses in each governorate to try to support the system.
