The Ministry of Health and Population confirmed that the fifth wave of Corona virus infections had broken, noting that infection rates had decreased at almost constant rates for two consecutive weeks, in addition to declining occupancy rates in hospitals..
Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, spokesman for the Ministry of Health and Population, said: There is a decline in the number of corona infections locally and globally, stressing the need to expand the receipt of the target groups for vaccines according to the timetable, and to adhere to the necessary preventive measures, especially during the blessed month of Ramadan, which will lead to a successful and peaceful overcoming of the crisis..
The spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Population called on citizens to preserve the gains of the Egyptian state in the face of the epidemic, and to continue to practice precautionary measures and maintain personal hygiene to protect individuals and society from the spread of any infectious diseases..
Hossam Hosny, head of the Scientific Committee to Combat Corona at the Ministry of Health and Population, explained that the updated therapeutic protocols have proven a great success in their ability to treat and heal cases, stressing that vaccinations contributed to reducing complications related to infection and contributed greatly to reducing the spread of the disease, adding that there is a decline in hospital reservation rates. Admission to intensive care.
And he said, that there is daily follow-up by the Acting Minister of Health, of infection rates, deaths and cases that resort to hospitals and intensive care rooms due to infection with Corona, and it notes that during the past two weeks there has been a decrease in the number of injuries and deaths..
Hossam Hosni added that the fifth wave and the Omicron mutant were successfully dealt with, and the infection rates were reduced.” He said: The state is proceeding in a very scientific, systematic and organized manner, and there is a careful follow-up of all health affairs related to citizens and residents on the land of Egypt, and thank God we have finished the peak of the fifth wave, and for For the sixth wave, I think that the matter and the way of dealing became known to the citizen following the state provided free vaccines.
He continued: We do not have any problems with vaccines, and they are provided free of charge, and we are now working on door-to-door campaigns for vaccination, and only people who have not received vaccination remain, and 51% of citizens have been fully vaccinated, and we are talking regarding the number of fully vaccinated vaccinators. Who have completed the vaccine?.
He added: The target groups are from the age of 18 onwards, and the booster dose is approaching one million and 600,000, and we hope to vaccinate 100% of the target groups for vaccination, and we have enough doses to vaccinate nearly 42 million other citizens.“.
He explained the possibility for citizens to receive the second and stimulating doses of the Corona virus vaccine within two months of receiving the text message to set the appointment, as well as the possibility of changing the location of receiving the stimulant dose if desired by calling the ministry’s hotline and requesting the change..
He stressed the continuation of providing awareness to citizens through the trained medical teams in the vaccination centers and community communication teams deployed in the governorates, and the provision of the immediate registration service to receive the Corona virus vaccine through the vaccination centers in the governorates, pointing to the shortening of the registration steps on the ministry’s website for receiving vaccines, in order to facilitate the citizens..
The Ministry of Health and Population continues to raise its preparations in all governorates of the Republic, follow up on the situation first-hand regarding the Corona virus, and take all necessary preventive measures once morest any viruses or infectious diseases. “105”, “15335” and WhatsApp number “01553105105”, in addition to the “Health Egypt” application available on phones.
