Egypt’s Health Ministry on Thursday confirmed 932 new coronavirus cases, 44 deaths and 800 recovered cases.
There have now been a total of 265,489 confirmed cases, 15,222 deaths, and 194,291 recovered cases reported in the country.
A country-wide partial lockdown aimed at curbing cases that has been in place since May 6 ended on Tuesday.
All restaurants, cafés, shops, and malls can now resume normal business hours and stay open later than the previously enforced 9 pm curfew.
Doctors and officials continue to warn the public to abide by coronavirus precautionary measures and push for vaccination, stating that social distancing is just as important as wearing a mask.
The ministry reported in mid-May that it has vaccinated 1.3 million people since its campaign began on January 24, and over five million have registered on the ministry’s website for the jab.
Egypt is currently using China’s Sinopharm vaccine and the UK’s AstraOxford vaccine, and it has plans to soon begin locally manufacturing China’s Sinovac vaccine and Russia’s Sputnik-V.
