CAIRO - 19 January 2022: Non-vaccinated citizens will not be allowed to enter any government facility, affirmed Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli during the Cabinet meeting held on Wednesday, added 'It is important to follow up the implementation of this decision." The State has provided all types of internationally-approved coronavirus vaccines, he affirmed, noting that Egypt currently has a large number of Covid-19 vaccines. The meeting, meanwhile, tackled the current situation of COVID-19 globally, regionally and at national level. Higher Education and acting Health Population Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, meanwhile, said that highly infectious coronavirus variant Omicron is responsible for the vast majority of coronavirus cases in Egypt. Egypt is witnessing a rise in Omicron cases, he went on to say.

Source: Egypt Today January 19, 2022 14:24 UTC