The Egyptian government on Wednesday refuted rumors that it was suspending study in all schools, universities and institutes nationwide due to the Omicron coronavirus strain. A statement by the cabinet’s media center said that it had contacted the ministries of Education and Technical Education, and Higher Education and Scientific Research to comment on rumors that schools would be suspended. The two ministries denied the news and appealed to all students to only seek information from official sources. They stressed that any decisions related to suspending schools or universities are taken by the Supreme Committee for Coronavirus Crisis Management after assessing the developments in the pandemic’s epidemiological situation, which currently does not require such measures. The Ministry of Higher Education confirmed that many vaccination points have been set up near and inside Egyptian universities in order to enhance the process of vaccinating students.
