The government: extend the mid-year vacation by one week (details)

The Supreme Committee for the Management of the Coronavirus Crisis agreed, during its meeting tonight headed by Dr. Mustafa Madbouly, Prime Minister, and in the presence of several ministers and officials, to extend the half-year vacation by one week, always that the study is resumed in the second semester and the postponed exams are taken. As of the first semester, in accordance with the announced schedules, as well as in accordance with the regulations that govern studies in the systems of the Ministries of Education and Higher Education. Education.

Dr. Tariq Shawky, Minister of Education and Technical Education, and Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, will announce the details and the mechanism for conducting the exams for the first semester, as well as the mechanism for resume studies in the second semester.

Also, during the meeting, it was agreed to postpone the youth sector competitions until April 1, 2021, and this applies to all youth competitions in sports federations, provided that sports training continues in the clubs, and that the activities of This sector does not stop at clubs and all other sports institutions, in order to ensure that Our children are young and as a precautionary measure to maintain their safety, and this is part of the request submitted by the Egyptian Football Association in this regard to postpone competitions.

During the meeting, Dr. Hala Zayed, Minister of Health and Population, reviewed the position of oxygen availability in the face of the Corona pandemic, highlighting that we are in a stable stage in terms of liquid oxygen supply, and a strategic stock of One million 160 thousand liters have been contributed.

In this context, the Minister of Health indicated that the Ministry would coordinate with the Unified Procurement Authority in this regard; As it was agreed to activate the contracts for the maintenance of the gas networks in all governorates, and the maintenance of the networks in the governorates is currently underway after distribution to the competent companies, and at the same time it was agreed to provide 1700 volumes for the benefit of the Ministry of Health and Population. This is to replace old thermometers to reduce oxygen loss.

At the same time, the Minister of Health and Population highlighted the continued cooperation with the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, in terms of providing medical oxygen in the required quantities, while working to increase production and increase strategic stocks, in addition to work on the import file of the required needs, in addition to daily coordination with other authorities.

Additionally, Dr. Hala Zayed claimed that a central oxygen management room has been activated. Since the crisis management file was moved from the control and monitoring sector to the curative medicine sector.

Dr. Hala Zayed referred to the evolution of the vaccination situation of medical teams, announcing that as of next Saturday the vaccination of hospitals will begin, regardless of the party affiliated with them, after the start of the delivery of the vaccine to medical teams. in 363 hospitals designated by the Ministry of Health to face the Corona virus, and Vaccination for citizens with chronic diseases will also be entered.

For his part, Nevin Al-Kabbaj, Minister of Social Solidarity, presented the position of the incubators that have resumed their work before the implementation of all the precautionary measures, highlighting that the situation is largely stable, and there is an increase in the number of nurseries that resume their work in turn.