President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi directed the government to take all necessary measures for returning the Egyptian expatriates in the Chinese city of Wuhan, the birth-place of the deadly coronavirus (nCoV), said the Cabinet in a statement on Thursday.
The Egyptian ambassador to China Mohamed al-Badry contacted the Chinese authorities to get permission for returning the Egyptians who want to go back home and leave the city, said added.
The cabinet called upon all Egyptians who want to leave the city to call the embassy on 01065322541 or send an e-mail on egy.emb_bejjing@mfa.gov.eg , besides the other various ways of contacts on the social media platforms.
In a meeting with Prime Minister Moutafa Madbouly on Thursday, Minister of Health Hala Zayed stated a quarantine will be established for only the Egyptian expats who will come back from Wuhan, adding that they will quarantined for 14 days.
Egyptian Health Ministry spokesman Khaled Megahed said on Wednesday that no cases of the new coronavirus have been recorded in Egypt, adding that it is ready to take all precautionary measures to prevent the deadly virus from entering the country.
Khaled Megahed stressed the readiness of all quarantine departments at the various entry points to the country. All travelers from the areas where the disease was reported undergo a medical inspection at the entry points, he said, adding that suspected cases would be immediately isolated.
He noted that those coming from China or any country that recorded cases become monitored by health institutions for 14 days.
Meanwhile, Egypt’s national airline EgyptAir on Thursday announced suspending flights between Egypt and China, after the last Chinese delegation currently in Egypt departs on February 4th.
Flights between Egypt and Hangzhou in eastern China will be suspended starting February 1st, while those to Beijing, the capital, and Guangzhou, northwest of Hong Kong will be suspended starting February 4th until further notice, to prevent the coronavirus (nCoV), which emerged in December last year, from entering the country, EgyptAir said in a statement.
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