Egypt reports 346 new COVID-19 cases as tally nears 10,000
Global Times
Source:Xinhua Published: 2020/5/12 9:30:05
Egypt reported on Monday 346 new COVID-19 infections, as the tally of coronavirus infections in the country nears 10,000.
The number of confirmed cases in Egypt climbed to 9,746 while the death toll rose to 533 after eight more fatalities were recorded on Monday, Khaled Megahed, spokesman for Egyptian Health Ministry, said in a statement.
Megahed said that 97 more patients left hospitals in the past 24 hours, taking the number of the recoveries to 2,172.
He emphasized that all COVID-19 cases in Egypt receive necessary medical care "based on the guidelines of the World Health Organization."
Egypt extended a nationwide night-time curfew for another 15 days until the end of the ongoing holy month of Ramadan to curb the spread of COVID-19 pandemic.
The Egyptian government has recently started easing the anti-coronavirus restrictions by reopening some services and offices closed over the past six weeks.
As part of a "coexistence plan" to live with the pandemic, Egypt intends to maintain some precautionary measures while resuming certain economic activities.
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