The state of emergency in Egypt lasts for 3 months Abdel Fattah el-Sisi News

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has announced another three-month extension of the statewide state of emergency, which has been in effect since April 2017.

He said Sunday’s decision, published in the Official Gazette, comes in view of the “serious safety and health conditions” facing the country.

The Egyptian Ministry of Health announced on Friday that it had sent reinforcements and equipment to Governor Sohag after doctors reported a shortage of staff resources to deal with the rise in coronavirus cases.

The rise in cases in the new government almost 400 km (250 km) south of the capital Cairo has raised concerns about Egypt’s third wave of COVID-19 infections, with most movement restrictions and other measures removed after a first wave. last summer.

Sohag’s implementations include home visits and teams for oxygen and fan supplies, while hospitals have increased their capacity for admission, the ministry said in a statement.

The statement was followed by complaints on social media alleging serious deficiencies in public health services and access to treatment amid a rapid rise in local COVID-19 infections, including critical cases and deaths. The ministry denied the claims.

It confirmed about 220,000 cases of rounded coronaviruses confirmed in Egypt and nearly 13,000 deaths. Infections have increased in recent weeks in the early Muslim holy months of Ramadan.

Experts say official numbers reflect only a fraction of the actual cases because the level of evidence in Egypt has been relatively low and there are no private studies in government statistics.

State of emergency

It was the sixteenth extension of the state of emergency since it entered into force on April 10, 2017, the following day attacks on two Coptic churches At least 44 people were killed on Palm Sunday.

The ISIL (ISIS) armed group claimed responsibility for the attacks, which injured more than 100 people and happened a week before Coptic Easter, when Pope Francis planned to go to Egypt later that month.

The attack was the latest against a religious minority that was increasingly leading the group and was a challenge for el-Sisi, who pledged to protect Egypt’s Christian minority.

Egypt’s state of emergency has allowed authorities to make arrests and search people’s homes without being ordered.