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Minister of Health: 363 hospitals nationwide to provide medical services during the pandemic … and make them available on the ministry’s website
The Minister of Health reviews the evolution of the epidemiological situation of the emerging coronavirus in Egypt … and highlights the need for citizens to adhere to precautionary measures
The Minister of Health thanked all medical staff … saying: “I am proud to work with you as one team to face the pandemic.
The Minister of Health expresses her gratitude for the sacrifices of medical personnel during the response to the pandemic
The Minister of Health reviews the developments of the Corona virus in various countries of the world … and confirms: We are conducting research studies to monitor any new changes in the virus in Egypt.
Hala Zayed, Minister of Health and Population, reviewed the epidemiological situation and evolution of the new Corona virus in Egypt compared to countries in the world, one year after the pandemic in the world.
This occurred during a press conference that the minister held on Wednesday at the Princess Fatima Academy of Professional Medical Education, in the presence of ministry leaders and the head of the scientific committee to combat the emerging coronavirus.
The minister announced that according to the World Health Organization, week 51 of the pandemic witnessed the highest rate of injuries worldwide, with injuries that exceeded 5 million during a week in the world, noting that the months of December, January and February of each year see an increase in the appearance of respiratory diseases and an increase in the rates. Deaths around the world.
The minister indicated that the curve of injuries in Egypt began to climb since last October 31, and the current week is the most climbing, noting that the governorate of Cairo ranks first in the number of injured, followed by Alexandria, Qalyubia and Giza, calling on the citizens of those governorates to adhere to By following all preventive and precautionary measures, also called on businessmen, both in the public and private interest, to implement preventive measures throughout the republic.
The minister added that the age group over 50 accounts for 55% of injuries, and the injuries of the age groups 35 to 50 years have increased to high injury rates, in addition to the age groups 15 to 35 years account for 25% of injuries, he added. That despite the increase in the number of infections, they are considered minor injuries compared to the first wave, adding that 19 isolation hospitals were assigned at the beginning of the pandemic, and then the hospitals that provide Corona virus services gradually increased to 101, then 111 and 150 hospitals, until reaching 363 hospitals. At the national level to manage the coronavirus pandemic and provide medical services to citizens during the pandemic.
The minister added that these hospitals contain 35,000 beds, 4,500 care beds and 2,500 ventilators, noting that the hospitals have another 200 ventilators, and that there is an isolation hospital in each province to cover all neighborhoods and provide medical services to facilitate and warn citizens. Hospitals that provide diagnostic services and home isolation for simple cases are available on the official website of the Ministry of Health and Population, which points to the increase in the seats of the hotline to receive reports and inquiries from citizens about the virus pop-up crown to 800 recipients.
The minister also called on citizens to follow their health status and disclosure within the presidential initiatives of attention to public health of citizens, which provide medical services from recognition and provide treatment for free through health units and hospitals, assuring citizens that there are different and safe paths in these hospitals to monitor the health conditions of citizens other than the paths that provide medical services. For those affected by the Coronavirus, highlighting the importance of citizen adherence to precautionary and preventive measures for the emerging coronavirus, explaining that being in closed and crowded places for a long time, as well as the increase in the meeting of factors that accelerate the spread of the virus among citizens.
The minister noted that the developments of the Corona virus, which were monitored by research centers in Great Britain and some countries in South Africa and East Asia in terms of the genetic change of the virus, and the arrival of scientists to a series of changes in the virus , emphasizing that so far there is no scientific evidence of the effect of these changes on inactivated vaccines for Coronavirus. .
The minister emphasized that there is no evidence to confirm the effect of changes in the virus on the contagion rate or the speed of spread of the virus, however, research experiments are being carried out to monitor any genetic change in the virus through the analysis study. newspapers from people infected with the emerging coronavirus in the places most affected by the virus, and citizens who have been infected more than Once, as well as citizens who had a history of travel to Great Britain since last September.
The Minister also reviewed the position of the new Corona virus vaccines, which obtained emergency approval from the World Health Organization, and explained that the Chinese vaccine “Sinopharma” has carried out 9 research experiments and was approved in countries ( UAE, Bahrain, China), and that 7 experiments for the “Pfizer” vaccine have been conducted and approved by Ante 7 countries, 10 trials of the Russian vaccine were conducted and approved in one country, and 5 trials were conducted on the vaccine ” Modern “and approved by the United States, noting that these vaccines were manufactured according to the latest technological systems and are divided into two types: inactivated vaccines that depend on the inactivated virus and vaccines. A snake depends on an active virus that is weakened.
Regarding the latest advances in the vaccine in Egypt, the minister indicated that the best option for the Chinese vaccine “Sinopharma”, whose first batches were received by Egypt on December 10, was through a committee that includes representatives of the medical services of the armed forces, the Ministry of Higher Education, the Egyptian Drug Authority and the Organization. Global Health, explaining that the vaccine is subject to 4 types of analysis after receiving it, and it is performed accurately through the laboratories of the Egyptian Medicines Authority and takes more than two weeks.
The Minister also reviewed the vaccine distribution mechanism in Egypt, by providing health centers in all provinces for vaccination, and the paths of these centers include an indicative area to educate target groups on vaccination as a priority, an administrative area to review and record data on the vaccination registration system and an informed consent room in which people are informed of all conditions, a vaccination room, a place dedicated to storing the vaccine, as well as clinics for the follow-up of citizens who have been vaccinated, since the vaccine is taken in two doses, including 21 per day in the same center, indicating that a direct line has been set up to receive inquiries and complaints about the process of obtaining the vaccine .
The Minister affirmed that the priority in the distribution of the vaccine will be to the eligible groups, respectively, that is, the medical teams in isolation hospitals, thorax and fevers, in addition to cancer patients, patients with kidney failure, people with chronic diseases among the elderly and cardiovascular patients, through the database of the president’s initiative. The Republic for the monitoring and treatment of chronic diseases, state spending and health insurance, and also highlighted the need for these groups not to be complacent in taking all precautionary measures even after receiving the vaccine.
The Minister thanked all the medical staff and health sector workers for their efforts to provide the best medical service to patients since the beginning of the emerging corona virus pandemic, expressing her pride in working with them as a single team to face the pandemic, and also expressing their sincere appreciation and gratitude to the medical teams who sacrificed their lives while performing their work during Facing the Emerging Corona Virus Pandemic, stressing that the state will not forget their precious sacrifices, which history writes in letters of light.
The minister confirmed that work is underway to start manufacturing the Coronavirus vaccine in Egypt in the coming months, with the support and guidance of the political leadership to consider Egypt as a hub for vaccine manufacturing in Africa and the Middle East, calling on companies that wish to participate and invest in this step, confirming that the Holding Vaccine Company’s production lines have been evaluated and reviewed. And vital preparations “Vacsera”, by a specialized committee of experts from WHO, and a series of international specialists.
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