Egypt inoculated 350,000 citizens that intend to travel abroad soon with various coronavirus vaccines over the past two weeks, Egypt’s Health Minister Hala Zayed said in a meeting with Kuwait’s Ambassador to Cairo Mohamed Saleh Al-Thuwaikh on Tuesday.
Egyptian travelers below 18 years of age have been also allowed to receive a vaccine for the purpose of studying or treatment abroad, the health ministry cited Zayed as saying in a statement.
Al-Thuwaikh affirmed Kuwait’s keenness to facilitate procedures for safe transportation between Egypt and Kuwait in a way that serves the interests of their citizens, according to the statement.
He said that the measures taken by the Egyptian health ministry in this regard are in line with Kuwait’s health regulations, noting that this contributes to increasing flights between both countries starting September.
Al-Thuwaikh hailed the Egyptian government’s measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus since the beginning of the crisis and praised Egypt’s support for many Arab, African, European, and Asian countries in the face of the pandemic.
During the meeting, Zayed and Al-Thuwaikh exchanged information regarding the coronavirus situation in both countries, the statement read.
Source: Al-Ahram Online
