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The Egyptian Olympic Committee, headed by Hisham Hatab, issued a statement on the suspension of the holding of tournaments in covered corridors to combat the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic.
The text of the declaration of the Olympic Committee was as follows:
In reference to the high rates of contagion by the Coronavirus, based on the reports recently announced by the Egyptian Ministry of Health, and in reference to the decision of the Prime Minister to avoid meetings, weddings and mourning pavilions in closed rooms, and after review the codes of the Ministry of Youth and Sports that organize the resumption of sports activity in the face of the Covid 19 pandemic.
The Egyptian Olympic Committee decided the following:
Suspend the performance of all tournaments that are held in closed rooms as of their date, and the holding of tournaments is allowed in the event that the association responsible for the game takes all precautionary measures and uses the closed capsule system that stipulates that all teams participating in the tournament will be placed in a hotel during the entire tournament period and make the necessary wipes for all of them Periodically, to reduce the chances of spreading the virus, under the supervision and monitoring of the President of the Medical Committee of the Federation, the report is officially approved by His Excellency and the President of the Federation.
The tournament will not take place unless the federation medical committee approves the precautionary measures. And the medical committee of the Egyptian Olympic Committee, determining the venue of the tournament, the place of residence of the players, the means of transportation to and from the place of residence and the place of competition.
The Federation undertakes to deliver the results of the swabs to all participants of the event, including players, technical and administrative bodies, referees, etc. As long as the smears are done through approved bodies and no one can enter the competition site without the swab results.
Suspend the holding of any sports team or camp meeting unless all precautionary measures are taken and the closed capsule system is used for players residing at the camp or rally. Maintaining the periodic swab system, the periodicity of swabs is determined by the Federation Medical Committee and the Olympic Committee Medical Committee.
The Egyptian Olympic Committee and its Medical Committee ask all sports federations and teams to comply with the instructions to ensure the safety of all our athletes until the end of this pandemic.
