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June 17, 2020       Share:    

Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/egypt-thought-it-dodged-the-worst-of-the-pandemic-but-now-hospitals-are-being-overwhelmed/2020/06/16/36397b8e-af2c-11ea-98b5-279a6479a1e4_story.html

Egypt's Hospitals Overwhelmed by Coronavirus

(Washington Post) Sudarsan Raghavan - The number of reported Covid-19 cases in Egypt has risen by more than 1,500 per day since Friday. On Monday, Egypt reported 97 deaths, the most in a single day. Some Egyptian health experts say the number is much higher than officially reported. Doctors are blaming the government for shortages of personal protective equipment and a lack of adequate safety measures. Several hundred doctors and nurses have tested positive for Covid-19 and scores have died. As of Tuesday, there were nearly 48,000 confirmed cases and 1,766 deaths in a country of 100 million people. Yet coronavirus testing has been limited, said health experts, and some Egyptians may not report their illness for fear of being stigmatized.

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