At a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said New Year's Eve celebrations will be banned in a bid to contain the spread of the coronavirus amid the rising daily infection tolls reported recently nationwide.
Madbouy instructed all concerned authorities to "strictly" confront violations of the precautionary measures to avoid enforcing a lockdown that will bear negative economic repercussions.
"The state will not tolerate any leniency," the PM stressed. He also called for providing an "adequate" number of isolation hospitals nationwide and liquefied oxygen needed for treating the virus patients.
The country has been recently witnessing a rebound in coronavirus daily cases and deaths after months of reporting low and steady daily tolls.
Source: Ahram Online
