Health and Population Minister Hala Zayed signed a cooperation protocol with the Tahya Misr (Long Live Egypt) Fund and the Talaat Mostafa Group to vaccinate two million citizens, thereby providing four million coronavirus vaccine doses. The Health and Population Ministry confirmed that communication with all concerned parties globally is underway to supply the vaccine to Egypt. The Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population announced 961 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, with 52 virus-related deaths and 312 recovering cases as of Monday. Egypt has now recorded a total of 150,753 confirmed cases, 119,212 recovered cases, and 8,249 virus-related deaths. The country has officially entered the second wave of the pandemic, after cases rose steadily throughout November and December.

Source: Egypt Independent January 12, 2021 15:23 UTC