CAIRO – 7 January 2021: Under the auspices of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, Long Live Egypt Fund has launchedan initiative to provide Coronavirus (COIVID-19) vaccine to poor families, children and senior citizens, at a cost of approximately LE 2 billion, said Fund spokesperson Mohamed Mukhtar. The fund is cooperating with a number of NGOs to register the number of the villages and families who deserve the vaccine, he continued. Egypt recorded Wednesday 1,007 new coronavirus cases, upping the total number of confirmed cases to 145,590. The initiative also aims to provide health services for patients, including the measurement of oxygen saturation and body temperature with the follow-up of patients’ health developments through 5,400 health units and medical centers. The conference was held after anger on social media mounted when all coronavirus patients died in intensive care units (ICUs) due to a shortage of oxygen at the Husseiniya Central Hospital in Sharqia governorate on Sunday.

Source: Egypt Today January 07, 2021 14:48 UTC