The Ministry of Health and Population and the World Health Organization announced today, Friday, the discovery of the first positive case of HIV Sk The newcomer, inside the country, to a foreigner.

Dr. Khaled Mujahid, Adviser to the Minister of Health and Population for Media Affairs, and the official spokesperson for the ministry, explained that the ministry succeeded in discovering the first case of a foreign person infected with Corona virus, thanks to the preventive precaution plan implemented by the ministry by activating the electronic program to record and follow-up of arrivals from countries where infections appeared With the emerging coronavirus, and through the preventive teams that follow them around the clock, indicating that laboratory analyzes of the suspected case that had positive results for the virus were performed, but without any symptoms.

“Mujahid” added that the World Health Organization was immediately informed, and all preventive measures and measures were taken in cooperation with the World Health Organization, where the case was transferred to a self-sterilized ambulance to the hospital for isolation, follow-up, and reassurance, explaining that the case carries the virus and not It shows no symptoms, and its condition is completely stable.

Isolate the patient and all those around him for 14 days

He said that the Ministry has taken strict preventive measures against those in contact with the situation through conducting the necessary analyzes that were negative for the virus, as they were self-isolated in their places of residence as a precautionary measure for a period of 14 days “incubation period of the disease”, pointing to their follow-up periodically every 8 hours, and giving them health instructions due Followers, as was the sterilization of the building in which the case was located and those who had contact with it.

The World Health Organization praises the Egyptian government for its speedy and transparent handling of the situation

Dr. John Gabor, the representative of the World Health Organization in Egypt, praised the speed and transparency of the Egyptian government in dealing with the situation, and its keenness to inform the organization of the case as soon as it was suspected, praising the preventive measures taken by the Ministry of Health and Population regarding the discovered case and those who are in contact with it.

Gabor: Egypt is one of the first countries in the Middle East to have accurate detection of the disease

“Gabor” stressed that Egypt is one of the first countries to develop a good preventive plan to tackle the emerging corona virus and how to deal with infected cases once they are discovered, and that Egypt is also one of the first countries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region that the organization provided with accurate reagents to detect those infected with the new corona virus.

The Minister of Health and Population also held, today, Friday, an expanded meeting with the leadership of the Ministry to follow up the implementation of the Ministry’s plan to address and deal with the emerging corona virus, in the Ministry’s general office, stressing that all preventive measures are taken in the country’s ports.

The Minister of Health and Population is following up on the convening of the Crisis Management Chamber, which operates 24 hours a day, which includes representatives from all ministries and relevant authorities, at the ministry’s general office, to follow up the situation of the Corona virus emerging inside the country, and the Ministry’s preventive plan in the ports and ports and all health directorates in the Republic, stressing to raise The highest levels of readiness in all ports and airports nationwide.