Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has urged tourism companies across the country not to allow any PCR analysis on tourists to be conducted in private laboratories. The ministry also called on officials from the Egyptian Travel Agents Associations (ETAA) to only conduct tests at laboratories under the Ministry of Health. Several tourism companies have recently allowed PCR analysis for tourists to be conducted at private laboratories. Shalaby urged that all tourism companies should instead refer to the Health Ministry as it is the only body in Egypt authorized to conduct COVID-19 swabbing. Egypt announced on August 20 that starting September every passenger on board its flights to Egypt, regardless of nationality, must have a PCR analysis confirming that they tested negative for the coronavirus.

Source: Egypt Independent August 28, 2020 10:30 UTC