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Egypt Urges Providing Proper Medical Care for Patients With Chronic Illnesses

Students walk past a building at Cairo University in Cairo, Egypt February 12, 2020. Picture taken February 12, 2020. REUTERS/Shokry Hussien
Students walk past a building at Cairo University in Cairo, Egypt February 12, 2020. Picture taken February 12, 2020. REUTERS/Shokry Hussien
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Egypt Urges Providing Proper Medical Care for Patients With Chronic Illnesses

Students walk past a building at Cairo University in Cairo, Egypt February 12, 2020. Picture taken February 12, 2020. REUTERS/Shokry Hussien
Students walk past a building at Cairo University in Cairo, Egypt February 12, 2020. Picture taken February 12, 2020. REUTERS/Shokry Hussien

Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population has stressed that patients with chronic illnesses should receive health care equally as COVID-19 patients. The Ministry also urged Egyptians to use face masks to avoid contracting the virus.

Meanwhile, Egyptian State Minister of Information Osama Haikal said on Thursday that he has decided to self-isolate after coming into contact with a person who has tested positive for COVID-19.

"Due to contact with an individual who has been infected with the coronavirus, I decided to self-isolate at home for several days," the minister said, as quoted by the ministry on its Facebook page.

Haikal is the third Egyptian minister to self-isolate following Minister of Housing, Utilities and Urban Communities Assem al-Gazzar, who decided to self-isolate for 14 days after contacting a coronavirus patient, in addition to Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mohamed Abdel Ati.

Minister of Health and Population Hala Zayed said that outpatient clinics have been opened at hospitals across the nation to follow up with COVID-19 carriers who are in critical condition.

Egypt also announced plans to resume both domestic and international flights next month with countries that have opened their airports.

All airports in the country would reopen on July 1, Civil Aviation Minister Mohamed Manar said.

The Arab Ministerial Council for Tourism held a meeting on Wednesday and discussed challenges facing the region’s tourism sector due to the new coronavrius pandemic.

For his part, Minister of Tourism Khaled el-Anani said that tourism ministers all over the world should work together to protect the industry and maintain its contribution to national economies and the job opportunities it provides for millions of people.

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UN Envoy: What We See in Syria is a Mark of Collective Failure

Resolution 2254 was adopted by the Security Council on 18 December 2015 (UN archive)
Resolution 2254 was adopted by the Security Council on 18 December 2015 (UN archive)
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UN Envoy: What We See in Syria is a Mark of Collective Failure

Resolution 2254 was adopted by the Security Council on 18 December 2015 (UN archive)
Resolution 2254 was adopted by the Security Council on 18 December 2015 (UN archive)

United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, said on Sunday he is closely monitoring the situation on the ground in Syria, where a dramatic shift in frontlines was seen in recent days.
“What we see in Syria today is a mark of a collective failure to bring about what has plainly been required now for many years – a genuine political process to implement Security Council resolution 2254,” the envoy said in a statement.
Pedersen noted that in Syria, a country torn by nearly 14 years of war and conflict, the latest developments pose severe risks to civilians and have serious implications for regional and international peace and security.
As an immediate priority, he said, “I strongly emphasize the urgent need for all to uphold their obligations under international law to protect civilians and civilian infrastructure.”
“This is a clear message to all parties engaged in hostilities of any kind. I will continue to push for civilian protection and deescalation,” the envoy added.
Pedersen then recalled the times he repeatedly warned of the risks of escalation in Syria, of the dangers of mere conflict management rather than conflict resolution, and the reality that no Syrian party or existing grouping of actors can resolve the Syrian conflict via military means.
“I call for urgent and serious political engagement – among Syrian and international stakeholders - to spare bloodshed and focus on a political solution in accordance with Security Council resolution 2254,” he said.
The envoy then affirmed his will to continue to engage all parties and stand ready to use my good offices to convene international and Syria stakeholders in new and comprehensive peace talks on Syria.
Presented by the US, Resolution 2254 was adopted by the Security Council on 18 December 2015.
It emphasizes the need for all parties in Syria to take confidence building measures to contribute to the viability of a political process and a lasting ceasefire, and calls on all states to use their influence with the Syrian government and the opposition to advance the peace process, confidence building measures and steps towards a ceasefire.
The resolution also expresses support for a Syrian-led political process that is facilitated by the UN and, within a target of six months, establishes credible, inclusive and non-sectarian governance and sets a schedule and process for drafting a new constitution.
Since the adoption of the resolution, Geneva has hosted several meetings of the parties involved in the conflict in Syria. However, those parties failed to reach an agreement, especially after Moscow established in 2017 the Astana dialogue followed in 2018 by the Sochi process.
Resolution 2254 calls on the release of any arbitrarily detained persons, particularly women and children, and on the International Syria Support Group (ISSG) states to use their influence immediately to these ends.
It demands that all parties immediately cease any attacks against civilians and civilian objects as such, including attacks against medical facilities and personnel, and any indiscriminate use of weapons, including through shelling and aerial bombardment.