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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Egypt to Impose COVID Restrictions on Public Employees

A meeting of the national committee to combat the coronavirus in Egypt. Egyptian Presidency photo

Egypt will mandate that public sector employees must either be vaccinated against COVID-19 or take a weekly coronavirus test to be allowed to work in government buildings after Nov. 15, a cabinet statement said on Sunday.

A government meeting also agreed to allocate one billion pounds ($64 million) to address spending requirements related to the coronavirus crisis.

In recent weeks, the vaccination campaign has been targeting millions of Egypt’s state functionaries, university faculty and students as well as teachers and school workers.

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