An Egyptian government report confirmed that most of the injuries were caused by the mutant "Omicron" In the country it was among the youth and children group, compared to the cases of mutated "Delta" In which most injuries are recorded among the elderly.
The report also showed low rates of positive cases in health checks, as well as travel checks, which were examined, whether in the central laboratories of the Egyptian Ministry of Health, the reference laboratory of university hospitals, or the private sector laboratories.
New actions
The Acting Minister of Health said, Khaled Abdel GhaffarIt was decided to provide the booster dose 3 months after the second dose for the age group above 65 years, with the extension of the vaccination period for two months after sending the message, in addition to providing medication "Molnopiravir" In government pharmacies, after it was previously restricted to isolation hospitals, after the Egyptian companies succeeded in manufacturing it locally and pumping it into the market.
and real estate "Molonopervir"Created by a company "merck" The United States, and allowed other drug makers to produce it in a move aimed at helping millions of people obtain the drug that could potentially save thousands of lives.
The drug is used from the first day of infection until the fifth day for simple cases that carry risk factors.
The Egyptian minister indicated that a test was provided "Rapid antigen test" For citizens in pharmacies.
A contract was also made to provide a property "Baxlovid" Produced by Pfizer Inc., and Aqar "Evoshield" It is produced by AstraZeneca and provided in all government hospitals, with distribution to oncology and organ transplantation centers as a first stage, with the second stage being distributed to dialysis patients.
The government decided to activate the application "Visit Egypt"By visiting the website.
Isolation and work period
The acting Minister of Health has recently set the isolation period for infection with the Corona virus, before returning to work.
He said that with regard to the positive case in the laboratory without any symptoms, the special isolation ends after 5 days from the date of the positive test, as long as he does not show any symptoms during the five-day period, provided that he returns to work after the expiration of the isolation period and this does not require conducting laboratory tests.
Regarding the positive case in the laboratory, which is classified as a simple case, the Egyptian minister indicated that it is treated at home, and the isolation continues for 10 days, provided that the last 3 days are without a rise in temperature, coughing and shortness of breath.
With regard to cases with moderate or severe symptoms, the isolation continues for 10 days, provided that the last 3 days are without high temperature, coughing and shortness of breath, and in the event that the 10-day period has elapsed, and the symptoms persist, the isolation continues until the symptoms disappear and the passage of 3 additional days without symptoms .
community protection
For his part, an official source at the Egyptian Ministry of Health told "Sky News Arabia"The goal of the decisions taken by the government today is to protect the elderly from the risks of infection with the Corona virus, and for this it was necessary to reduce the period for obtaining the third dose from 6 months, to only 3 months, in response to international reports and studies in this regard.
He pointed out that the Egyptian government succeeded in providing all modern medicines to treat corona patients, and indeed, the Egyptian companies produced a drug "Molnopiravir" It was distributed to all government hospitals designated to isolate Corona cases, with batches of real estate imported "Baxlovid" And"Evoshield"with a government plan to supply payments throughout the year.
The source indicated that the government is striving to control the epidemiological situation of the Corona virus in the country, and to limit the spread of infections, and this was recently shown by the presence of a decrease in the number of positive cases, as well as a decrease in the severity of infections.
endemicity
Professor of health economics and epidemiology, Islam Annan, told "Sky News Arabia"There are many data indicating the possibility of the World Health Organization announcing the end of the classification "COVID-19" As a pandemic, it is considered a viral disease.
Annan pointed out that classifying any disease as a pandemic has many criteria, on top of which the disease is cross-border and transmitted from one country to another, with high mortality rates because of it, and it represents a pressure on health systems.
He pointed out that in the absence of some of these criteria, it is being reclassified again, and it is noted that with the emergence of a mutant "Omicron" Its ferocity decreased by about 50% compared to the mutant "delta"With the provision of many vaccines, and the inclusion of new drugs in treatment protocols, it helped protect patients from the deterioration of their conditions.
Annan expected that with the increase in vaccine coverage around the world to 70% and the decrease in mortality rates to approximately the mortality rates of seasonal influenza, the classification of influenza will decrease. "COVID-19" From a pandemic, it becomes an endemic disease.
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An Egyptian government report confirmed that the most infections as a result of the “Omicron” mutant in the country were among the youth and children group, compared to the cases of the “Delta” mutant, in which most injuries are recorded among the elderly.
The report also showed low rates of positive cases in health checks, as well as travel checks, which were examined, whether in the central laboratories of the Egyptian Ministry of Health, the reference laboratory of university hospitals, or the private sector laboratories.
New actions
The Acting Minister of Health said, Khaled Abdel GhaffarIt was decided to provide the booster dose 3 months after the second dose for the age group over 65 years, with the extension of the vaccination period for two months after sending the message, in addition to providing the drug “molnopiravir” in government pharmacies after it was previously restricted to isolation hospitals, after the success of the Egyptian companies. Manufacture it locally and put it on the market.
The drug, “Molonoprevir”, was invented by the American company “Merck”, and it allowed other drug makers to produce it, in a move aimed at helping millions of people obtain the drug that could potentially save thousands of lives.
The drug is used from the first day of infection until the fifth day for simple cases that carry risk factors.
The Egyptian minister referred to the provision of a “Rapid antigen test” to citizens in pharmacies.
A contract was also signed to provide the drug “Paxlovid” produced by Pfizer and the drug “Evoshield” produced by AstraZeneca, and to provide them in all government hospitals, with distribution to tumor treatment centers and organ transplantation as a first stage, with the second stage being distributed to dialysis patients.
The government decided to activate the “Visit Egypt” application, by visiting the website.
Isolation and work period
The acting Minister of Health has recently set the isolation period for infection with the Corona virus, before returning to work.
He said that with regard to the positive case in the laboratory without any symptoms, the special isolation ends after 5 days from the date of the positive test, as long as he does not show any symptoms during the five-day period, provided that he returns to work after the expiration of the isolation period and this does not require conducting laboratory tests.
Regarding the positive case in the laboratory, which is classified as a simple case, the Egyptian minister indicated that it is treated at home, and the isolation continues for 10 days, provided that the last 3 days are without a rise in temperature, coughing and shortness of breath.
With regard to cases with moderate or severe symptoms, the isolation continues for 10 days, provided that the last 3 days are without high temperature, coughing and shortness of breath, and in the event that the 10-day period has elapsed, and the symptoms persist, the isolation continues until the symptoms disappear and the passage of 3 additional days without symptoms .
community protection
For his part, an official source at the Egyptian Ministry of Health told Sky News Arabia that the goal of the decisions taken by the government today is to protect the elderly from the risks of infection with the Corona virus, and for this it was necessary to reduce the period for obtaining the third dose from 6 months, to 3 months. Only, in response to global reports and studies in this regard.
He pointed out that the Egyptian government succeeded in providing all modern medicines to treat Corona patients, and indeed the Egyptian companies produced the drug “molnopiravir” and it was distributed to all government hospitals designated to isolate Corona cases, with the import of batches of “Paxlovid” and “Evoshield” drugs, with a plan in place. Government to supply payments throughout the year.
The source indicated that the government is striving to control the epidemiological situation of the Corona virus in the country, and to limit the spread of infections, and this was recently shown by the presence of a decrease in the number of positive cases, as well as a decrease in the severity of infections.
endemicity
Professor of health economics and epidemiology, Islam Annan, told “Sky News Arabia” that there are many data that indicate the possibility of the World Health Organization announcing the end of the classification of “Covid-19” as a pandemic, and considering it a viral disease.
Annan pointed out that classifying any disease as a pandemic has many criteria, on top of which the disease is cross-border and transmitted from one country to another, with high mortality rates because of it, and it represents a pressure on health systems.
He pointed out that in the absence of some of these criteria, it is being reclassified again, and it is noted that with the emergence of the “Omicron” mutant, its virulence decreased by about 50% compared to the “Delta” mutant, with the provision of many vaccines, and the inclusion of new drugs in treatment protocols that helped protect patients from deterioration. their cases.
Annan predicted that with the increase in vaccine coverage around the world to 70% and the decrease in mortality rates to approximately the mortality rates of seasonal influenza, the classification of “Covid-19” will drop from a pandemic and become an endemic disease.