The Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population announced that 21,440 medical services were provided to visitors to the Egyptian Medical Mission’s Hajj clinics until Wednesday evening, including frequent visits to patients with pressure, diabetes and bone pain who need periodic monitoring between detection and treatment free of charge.
Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, a spokesman for the Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population, indicated that the total number of hospitalizations of Egyptian pilgrims was 31, of which 24 were discharged after treatment, and their condition has improved, bringing the total number of cases in hospitals to yesterday in the evening only 7 cases.
Abdel Ghaffar stressed that all Egyptian pilgrims who are being held in Saudi hospitals are in a stable condition and their health is monitored and visited several times a day, and cases that have been discharged after recovery are monitored, in addition to periodic follow-up observation of five pilgrims who underwent dialysis sessions.
For his part, Dr. Amr Kandil, Head of the Egyptian Preventive Medicine Sector and Head of the Egyptian Medical Mission for the Hajj, confirmed his assertion that all Egyptian pilgrims are protected from any infectious disease and that there is full cooperation and coordination with all hospitals and authorities. health care in Saudi Arabia.
And Qandil added that the medical mission teams are continuing their periodic travel to Egyptian pilgrims’ residences, mosques, gathering places and bus departure points to raise awareness of preventive measures and determine the timing and places for my service “assure yourself”, and “with you until you arrive safely,” and stressing the need to self-isolate for five days, social distancing and wearing masks to protect yourself and your families from illness.
Kandil explained that prevention teams at the medical mission have been informing preventive measures through workshops attended by 33,363 pilgrims, adding that the number of beneficiaries of the Calm down service has reached 214 pilgrims, from those who left the Holy Land until last night. , indicating that all test results of the pilgrims were negative for the Corona virus.
