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02 AM
Thursday 19 November 2020
Books – Youssef Afifi:
The counselor Nader Saad, spokesman for the Council of Ministers, revealed the groups and sectors that are excluded from the closing dates of stores and restaurants.
Saad said, speaking to him, that grocery stores, supermarkets and pharmacies are excluded from all closing dates. Because it is related to ongoing activities.
He explained that tourist places for which a tourist license has been issued have different closing dates issued by the Minister of Tourism and Antiquities.
He continued: “Stores close at 11 at night in summer and at 10 at night in winter,” and the application of closing dates for stores and restaurants will be the first of next December.
A spokesman for the Council of the Ministry revealed a new jump in the number of people infected by Coronavirus, which will be announced in the statement of the Ministry of Health on Wednesday, with more than 300 infections and may reach 330.
Saad said Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly was concerned; Because the second wave of Corona began to hit many countries in the world, including neighboring Egypt, in a more fierce way in terms of numbers and speed of spread, beyond the first stage.
A cabinet spokesman said Madbouly warned against the slide in the second wave, noting that the injury rate has become dangerous and rising, which requires handling matters very seriously and applying the law to anyone who violates precautionary measures. and the decisions issued.
He said that any new decisions related to the treatment of the “emerging corona” virus, including curfews, will be issued according to data on the ground and what the Crisis Management Committee sees at the same time.
He added that the second wave Corona began to hit many countries in the world more fiercely in terms of numbers and speed of spread beyond the first stage, and there is a continuous increase and jump in the number of people infected internally.
The government spokesman said that as the number of injured increases, everyone looks at the schools and there are those who call for their closure, stressing that the educational process must continue in its current form in the interest of the students and their educational level, since the students only go to school for two or three days.
He pointed out that distance education is an alternative, and is not the original method of learning, since education must go through face-to-face interaction with the teacher, which is what the countries of the world take into account, highlighting that there will be no danger to students, and parents must teach their children the importance of commitment. Of precautionary measures.
Saad continued: The number of injuries discovered in schools is low, which is about 300 cases out of 20 million, as expressed by Dr. Tariq Shawky, Minister of Education.
He pointed out that the official closing dates of shops, restaurants, cafes and artisan workshops will be issued in hours by the Ministers of Local Development and Tourism, provided that the application is the first of December; Have the opportunity to reconcile the situation with respect to the shift system.
Saad added that restaurants and cafes will close, according to the suggestions, at 12 in winter and extend for an hour in summer and official holidays in summer and winter, and stores will close at 10 p.m. in winter and 11 p.m. in summer.
The government spokesman affirmed that the proposal for the craft workshops is to close at seven in the afternoon, and this is not a reduction in working hours, but there is the possibility of opening early at eight in the morning, explaining that the order is for the return of calm to the Egyptian street, which is what everyone felt in light of the crisis decisions. Crown.
Saad noted that grocery stores, supermarkets and pharmacies are excluded from closing dates. Because it is constantly linked to the needs of citizens, and the dates will be different in the tourist governorates due to their different nature, as well as the places for which the tourist license is issued.
On the deadline for reconciliation in construction infractions, the cabinet spokesman stated that the deadline for reconciliation in construction infractions will not be extended for a new period, which will end on November 30.
