Egypt Shuts Hospitals, Isolates Villages To Slow Coronavirus

This combination of pictures created on March 29, 2020 shows views of Attaba square in the centre of the Egyptian capital Cairo, packed with pedestrians on December 12, 2017 and almost empty on March 25, 2020 before Egyptian authorities imposed a two-week night-time curfew as a measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. AFPEgypt has shuttered several hospitals and quarantined villages in an attempt to halt the rising infection rate of new coronavirus in the most populous Arab state.

Health ministry spokesperson Khaled Megahed also announced that villages in up to 10 governorates have been quarantined. “We have several infections from the same source… in what we call local transmission. Before it spreads to become a community transmission, we undertake this precautionary measure of quarantining the entire village… for 14 days,” he said on a widely watched talk-show with popular host Lamees al-Hadidi on Saturday.

Egyptian doctors on social media have urged people to stay home to stem the rate of transmissions through social interactions.Egypt imposed a night-time curfew last week for two weeks in a bid to contain the growing contagion, which has caused over 30,000 deaths globally. Penalties for violators include a fine of up to 4,000 Egyptian pounds and even jail time. Flights have been grounded until 15 April.

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