The new mutant strain of the coronavirus rampaging through India has not yet been registered in Egypt, a consultant epidemiologist at the World Health Organization Amgad al-Khouly assured. He assured that even if this strain were recorded in Egypt, infection rates would therefore not soar as dramatically. Vaccines have been effective thus far against all new strains of the virus, he said, while death rates remain stable even despite rising infections. He added that no new symptoms have been recorded, and explained the while 90 percent of coronavirus symptoms target the respiratory system, some have been known to impact the digestive track. Tageldin added that President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi received the coronavirus vaccine himself to assure his citizens of the vaccine’s safety and efficiency.

Source: Egypt Independent April 28, 2021 10:18 UTC