Egypt's Response To The Covid Pandemic

CAIRO, EGYPT - MARCH 4 : An Egyptian medical worker administers help people to receiving an Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine (Covishield) on March 4, 2021 in Cairo, Egypt. Up until 13 December 2022, Egypt has recorded 515,645 Coronavirus cases and 24,613 deaths. According to available data, the country's COVID-19 pandemic experience appears to have been less severe than that of its North African neighbours. The Egyptian government moved quickly to build trust with its citizens and followed the World Health Organisation's advice on coping with the pandemic. "Plan International" was Egypt's COVID-19 response, it aimed to prevent the spread of the virus by implementing a nationwide lockdown and social distancing measures to control the spread of the virus from March 2020. The Ministry of Health and Population, alongside other state organisations, played a key role in the government's health response, monitoring emotional, social and economic impacts. Photo by Fadel Dawod/Getty Images)