The Egyptian Health Ministry has affirmed that COVID-19 medicine and treatment protocols for quarantined cases are available, noting that there is no need for panic buying of medicines.
As many as 890 patients were discharged from isolation hospitals after receiving necessary medical care, taking the number of recovered cases to 76,305 so far, according to a statement issued by the Health Ministry.
It added that 157 new coronavirus cases were registered, and 16 patients had died.
Egypt's Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly has followed up on the availability of drugs needed for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) under Egypt’s treatment protocol for the virus. Madbouly emphasized that he is constantly monitoring efforts to ensure the availability of drugs included in Egypt’s treatment protocol for the virus.
Dr. Hossam Al-Masry, medical adviser to the prime minister, said that the Medical Affairs Secretariat has been coordinating with the Egyptian Drug Authority (EDA) regarding medical supplies.
In August, the EDA has spent considerable effort to provide medical supplies related to the treatment protocol for the coronavirus. Masry added that these drugs have been made available by several pharmaceutical companies.
Dr. Tariq Al-Rifai, director of the Unified Governmental Complaints System at the Council of Ministers, revealed that the System received more than 8,000 complaints and requests related to the health field during August.
For the fifth month in a row, the System continued to receive complaints of citizens and COVID-19 suspects and patients.
