An explanatory statement of my understanding regarding the city closure decision.

The media office of the Minister of the Interior and Municipalities, Brigadier Mohamed Fahmy, issued the following statement: “Some media and social networks communicate statements and positions of mayors and municipal officials of the towns and villages affected by the recent decision of closure due to the high number of corona injuries registered in them. Some consider the minister’s decision to be unfair. It is out of place, including those who ask that you refuse to abide by this decision and not close it completely. “

In the context, the media office explained that “the decision made by the Minister of the Interior and Municipalities was based on the recommendation issued by the Committee for the Monitoring of Preventive Measures and Coronavirus Measures in the Government Serail, and delivered to the Ministry a list of these high-risk towns and villages. “

The Ministry once again stated in its statement that “its work in this field is limited only to implementing the practical part related to the guarantee of citizen security, and it has nothing to do with any other antecedent that any work imposes on it, and confirms that there is no authority for any mayor or other official to give instructions. Violation of the content of the decision “.

The statement indicated that “the ministry has assigned, according to this decision, to the governors, when necessary, to determine the municipal area in the main localities that have been closed, and therefore the mayors who demonstrate that there is an error in the number of casualties, they can contact the governor to address the error if it is verified in their localities, or review a committee “. Follow up on preventive measures and procedures to record their objection to the number of injured registered in the area of ​​their municipalities.