Osama Haikal: The video of the outstanding isolation hospital is “false”, and this is the Eid ban (video)

Osama Haikal, Minister of State for Information Affairs, said issuing a decision on the total lifting of the ban after Eid al-Fitr’s prayers would be premature, stressing that the government meets regularly to monitor the situation and that ” personally you want to go back to normal life and lift the ban entirely. “

Heikal, in a speech on the “Cairo Now” program shown on the Al-Arabiya Al-Hadath channel, and presented to the media by Mays Al-Hadidi, on Saturday, says the government follows the day of the day. of the situation in Egypt, and a decision is made only in consultation between the government, and sometimes the governors are involved in the decisions.

He explained that at the next crisis meeting before Eid, the decision on lifting the ban will be decided before Eid Al Fitr.

He emphasized that the government is working with a methodology to preserve the health of citizens and the rotation of the economy wheel, explaining: “We are working on the rotation of the economy wheel so that many citizens do not lose their jobs. “

Heikal revealed that some institutions filed for bankruptcy, refusing to mention their names, in addition to a number of factories that are now closed due to the repercussions of the emerging crisis of the Corona virus (Covid-19).

He continued: “The job of the government represented in the cabinet is to help these factories to not close their doors by turning the wheel of the economy because the closure will be reflected in layoffs, which affects unemployment rates.

The Minister of Information stated that the government dealt with a specific methodology that consists of two parts, the first is to preserve the health of citizens, and the second is the rotation of the wheel of the economy with minimal losses.

He stated that the university cities were prepared at the highest level in cooperation between the armed forces and the Ministry of Social Solidarity to provide rations, denying that the video circulated through various social media platforms, in which some complain about the services. of isolation hospitals.

He noted that the circulation of this video in such a large way and the broadcast reflect that he spent a lot of money to market it, asking: “Is it reasonable in a crisis that people have not exploited in this way?”

He pointed out that the video is false, confirming that the level of university cities is excellent and that returnees have the option according to their financial capacity, including those who go to hotels and cannot reside in university cities.