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Health Ministry denies conducting clinical trials without informed consent
Egypt reports 465 new coronavirus cases raising total to 92,947
Egypt Health Ministry conducts 443,787 surgeries in ‘waiting lists’ initiative
All surgical procedures and medication provided free of charge to patients
Egypt on track to defeating COVID-19 as numbers decline over 14 days
Ministry of Health reports 676 new coronavirus cases, raising total to 89,078, a total of 29,473 COVID-19 cases have recovered
NBE, Banque Misr contribute EGP 60m to Health Ministry’s COVID-19 fight
NBE donates EGP 8bn in past 6 years, while Banque Misr gives away EGP 3.2bn in 5 years
Egypt should remain cautious despite lower COVID-19 daily count: Health Ministry
Ministry of Health reports 929 new coronavirus cases, raising total to 83,930
Difficult to say if Egypt has passed pandemic peak: Health Ministry
Egypt confirms 1,025 new COVID-19 cases, 75 fatalities on Wednesday
Egypt to release effective COVID-19 drug within two weeks: Health Ministry
Egypt reports 1,566 new coronavirus cases on Monday, raising total infections to 66,754
Weekly statistics best indicator of Egypt’s COVID-19 situation: Health Ministry
Egypt records 1,547 new infections on Saturday, raising total to 53,758 cases with 14,327 recoveries
Health Ministry, Facebook join forces to encourage blood donation
Donors aged 18-65 to be notified directly on Faebook when there is a need for blood in their vicinity
Health Ministry keeps Hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 treatment protocol, removes Tamiflu
Sufficient stock of medicines and medical supplies available at all quarantine hospitals in Alexandria, says Hala Zayed
Clinical trials using blood plasma in COVID-19 treatment successful: Health Ministry
Ministry has allocated five centres to receive donors across the country
Egypt still uses HCQ for treating some Covid-19 cases: Health Ministry
WHO temporarily halted anti-malarial’s trials on coronavirus patients following The Lancet warning on side effects
Health Ministry provides medical supply bags to suspected COVID-19 cases
Hospitals will distribute bags to those in direct contact with COVID-19 patients and those with slight symptoms
Health Ministry offers free COVID-19 tests for suspected cases
Covid-19 test costs EGP 1,000 for those who want to check on themselves showing no symptoms
Health Ministry urges retired medical staff to join coronavirus fray
Mental health support was provided to 420 COVID-19 cases at quarantine hospitals
Health Ministry announces instructions on caring for home-isolated COVID-19 patients
Stringent instructions include separating patients from the rest of the household and stringent cleaning measures
Health Ministry reveals COVID-19 coexistence plan details
Plan to be implanted over three stages, entertainment venues, cinemas, theatres to remain closed,
Health Ministry announces preliminary COVID-19 coexistence plan
The plan includes visual and oral sorting and temperature measurements for all citizens before entering public buildings, metro and trains.
Health Ministry evaluates new rapid PCR detection kit: El-Guindy
Egypt conducts over 2,000 PCR tests daily, has capacity to conduct more than 4,000
Novartis Egypt, Sandoz support Health Ministry against coronavirus
Novartis has also collaborated with the ministry to run Egypt’s first coronavirus awareness seminar in March, that brought together over 5,600 multi-specialty doctors to discuss the latest developments on the pandemic.
Novartis Egypt, Health Ministry collaborate in COVID-19 fight
Company commits to providing 130 million doses of hydroxychloroquine drug for treatment protocol
Egypt’s COVID-19 rates within expectations: President’s health adviser
Health Ministry reports daily record of 189 new COVID-19 cases
Health Ministry to manage burial of COVID-19 dead
Medical Syndicate denounces attempts to prevent burial of doctor died of coronavirus
Japanese antiviral added to Egypt’s Covid-19 treatment protocol: health official
Avigan used in Japan for new influenza strains, shows promise with coronavirus patients
Health Ministry launches mental health support hotlines during Covid-19 pandemic
Ministry has trained 150 specialists to provide mental health support remotely
Egypt’s coronavirus cases reach 576, recovery rate 28%: Health Ministry
Egypt now has capacity to conduct up to 200,000 tests, says WHO
27 out of 60 COVID-19 cases in Egypt have recovered: Health Ministry
Infected cases reach 121,098 globally until mid-Wednesday
Health Ministry announces first COVID-19 death in Egypt
Patient is 60-year-old German, spends only 7 days in Egypt
Health Ministry launches new family planning campaign for after birth care
Programme expected to increase use of family planning tools to 71.6% in 2030 from 58.5% in 2014
Health ministry launches four-day national campaign against poliovirus
The Minister noted that the campaign is on for four days in all governorates, under the vision of Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, to promote public and community health that contributes effectively to achieving the sustainable development goals.