Egypt announces adults must get vaccinated or lose government services
December 27, 2021, 1:48 pm

Egypt announces adults must get vaccinated or lose government services

Egypt-Cairo city

The Arab News reported Egypt has announced that all adults must get vaccinated against COVID-19 or lose their right to public services, such as healthcare and education.

Health Ministry spokesman Hossam Abdel Ghaffar said the ruling applied to all citizens aged over 18.

The Arab News said that Egypt earlier barred government employees from entering their workplaces unless they had received at least one jab.

The Supreme Council of Universities confirmed that students will be prohibited from entering campus to take their exams unless they have been vaccinated against the coronavirus.

A council spokesman said, those who are exempt from vaccination on medical grounds must provide a negative PCR test every three days.

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The Health Ministry said it had acquired 118 million vaccine doses but only 55 million had so far been administered.

It sgould be noted that the ministry recorded 823 new infections and 37 deaths in Egypt on Sunday, taking the respective totals to 381,343 and 21,608.

Source: arabnews

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Aimed at secondary school students, the event brought together a distinguished group of academic professionals and technology experts to mentor and inspire young participants.
More than 100 high school students from across the Kingdom of Bahrain took part in the hackathon, which featured an intensive programme of training workshops and hands-on sessions. These activities were tailored to enhance participants’ critical thinking, collaborative problem-solving, and team-building capabilities, while also encouraging the development of practical and sustainable solutions to contemporary challenges using modern technological tools.
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Professor Riyadh Yousif Hamzah, President of the Royal University for Women, commented: “This initiative reflects our commitment to advancing women in STEM fields. We're cultivating a generation of creative, solution-driven female leaders who will drive national development. Our partnership with BENEFIT exemplifies the powerful synergy between academia and private sector in supporting educational innovation.”
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