Egypt announced that the number of vaccination centers was raised last week to 678. A total of 512 centers are dedicated to citizens and 175 centers to travelers.
Also, Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population is providing facilitations to travelers to receive the vaccine.
The Ministry on Wednesday reported 203 new coronavirus cases and eight deaths.
A total of 286,938 cases have been reported in Egypt, alongside 16,691 deaths and 236,539 recoveries.
Health and Population Minister Hala Zayed said that 1.3 million of the State's administrative apparatus personnel were vaccinated against coronavirus.
Zayed added that 250,000 doses of the Johnson & Johnson Covid 19 vaccine were given to travelers.
The minister said the number of Egyptians seeking to be vaccinated before traveling increased from 260,000 to 760,000 over the past 72 hours. A total of 362,000 vaccination certificates with a QR code system were issued in August, she said.
In a related context, the cabinet denied postponing the beginning of the scholar year that coincides with the fourth wave of the virus.
Classes will start on the scheduled dates, the cabinet said, noting that the preventative precautions will continue to be applied to limit the spread of the virus.
The Ministry of Education and Technical Education urged workers to register on the website to guarantee to receive the two doses before the beginning of the year.
