The government announces closing dates for shops, restaurants and craft workshops

Councilor Nader Saad, spokesman for the Council of Ministers, said the prime minister is concerned about the Corona virus crisis, as the second wave is more fierce and widespread in the region and European countries, and commented: “These developments do not they are far from us. “

“Recklessness and non-compliance with precautionary measures can cause a slide towards the dangerous curve,” he continued during a telephone interview with the Sada Al-Balad channel, indicating that the Crisis Committee will make new decisions as soon as the second wave begins in Egypt.

He added: “There is a jump in the number of Coronavirus infections today, since the number of infections will exceed 300 to reach almost 330”, indicating that the Prime Minister called on government institutions and ministries to reduce the number of employees in line with the job requirements, in addition to highlighting the lack of providing any service to citizens who do not wear masks.

He noted that the government has given the ministries the freedom to approve the appropriate number of employees.

He explained that there is an increase in the percentage of use of ventilators and intensive care rooms, according to the Minister of Health, commenting: “An indicator of risk if it continues.”

He stressed that the number of Corona virus infections discovered in schools is very small, reaching about 300 cases, noting that the classroom or school is closed according to the assessment of the situation, when Corona virus infections are discovered.

He added that “the educational process must continue in its current form, since distance education represents an alternative and is not considered essential.”

He continued: “The benefits of a complete closure are possible, but its losses are certain. The epidemiological situation has not improved in most of the countries that have implemented this option,” commenting, “If we imitate the countries that have implemented the embargo complete, we would be in a difficult economic situation. “

He continued: “We are waiting in a few hours for a decision from local development on the closing dates of cafes, restaurants and craft workshops, and another decision from the Minister of Tourism on the closing dates of restaurants and tourist bazaars.”

And he added, “The closing date for cafes and restaurants will be at 12 in winter and at 1 in the morning in summer, with the extension of the deadline for restaurants and cafes until 1 am also during Thursdays, Fridays and official holidays, or the dates of the stores will be at 11 pm in summer, and 10 in winter, with an extension of one hour during official holidays ”, he indicates. Until the implementation of the decision will be the first of December.

He noted that the craft workshops will be closed at 7 p.m. during the summer season, noting that grocery stores, supermarkets and pharmacies are exempt from closure decisions, with different dates approved during the seasons of the year for restaurants and tourist facilities according to each province.

He stressed that the non-regular employment subsidy will continue until the end of the year, as the government will announce the disbursement dates of the next three payments within the next week.

He added: “We discovered duplicate names, dead persons and children during the examination of grant applicants,” noting that £ 2.5 billion is the total value of the irregular employment grant, which was benefited by 1.6 million people.

He explained that 2 million people are expected to benefit from the irregular employment subsidy during the next period.

He said the prime minister expressed his pride that Egypt has a strategic state headquarters in the administrative capital.

He noted that the government had received 2.3 million requests for reconciliation in construction violations, saying: “The citizen felt that the reconciliation law was in his favor, and the facilities provided by President Sisi encouraged many to come to the reconciliation. There is no talk of a new deadline, and the deadline of November 30 “.