In light of adopting preventive and precautionary measures against the coronavirus pandemic during the 2nd phase of the House of Representatives election, the Egyptian Ministry of Health declared a state of emergency in the vicinity of polling stations.<\/p>\n
The Ministry announced in a statement on Saturday that a total of 1413 ambulances were deployed outsides the polling stations in 13 governorates, where the voting is taking place.<\/p>\n
Minister of Health Hala Zayed called upon the voters to adhere to the protective measures, keeping social distancing and having the PPE inside the polls, the statement added.<\/p>\n
Thermal imaging cameras are being used at the entrances of the polls to measure the voter\u2019s body temperature, the statement said, noting that in case that a voter, judge, or supervisor suffered from one symptom of coronavirus, he\/she would be admitted to the nearest hospital for a medical check.<\/p>\n
The governmental hospitals nationwide have been provided with sufficient medicine, PPE, donated blood bags, the statement said.<\/p>\n
Egyptians have flocked to polls since 9:00 am (Cairo time) to vote in 13 governorates, namely Cairo, Qalyubia, Dakahlia, Menoufia, Gharbia, Kafr El Sheikh, Sharkia, Damietta, Port Said, Ismailia, Suez, North Sinai, and South Sinai.<\/p>\n
Voting in the second phase goes smoothly since the start of the election, announced head of the Egyptian national Election Authority Lashin Ibrahim in a statement, calling upon the voters to abide by the health protective measures.<\/p>\n
According to the NEA, the eligible voters in the second phase would cast their ballots in 9,468 polling stations distributed among 72 electoral constituencies and supervised by 12,000 judges.<\/p>\n
The run-off elections for the second phase will be conducted abroad from 5 to 7 December and locally on7 and 8 December. The final results of Egypt\u2019s House elections to be formally announced by the National Elections Authority on December 14.<\/p>\n
The results for the second phase will be announced and published in the official gazette on the 15th of Nov.<\/p>\n
The first phase of the election was held for Egyptian expats abroad from 21 to 23 October and locally from 24 to 25 October 1. The run-off election of the first phase will be held abroad from 21 to 23 November and locally on November 23 and 24.<\/p>\n
According to the updated voters’ database by the National Election Authority, a total of 63 million Egyptians are eligible to cast their votes in the two phases of the parliament election<\/p>\n
Egypt Today<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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