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=== Case estimates ===
=== Case estimates claims ===
Infectious disease specialists from the University of Toronto who studied the disparity between official and likely infection rates estimated the outbreak size in Egypt to be between 6,270 - 45,070 cases on March 15th.<ref name="Egypt Rate"/><ref>{{cite tweet |url=https://twitter.com/BogochIsaac/status/1239194332462223360 |user=BogochIsaac |number=1239194332462223360 |title=1/5 |date=15 March 2020}}</ref>. The Egyptian government denied suppressing the outbreak figures and is arresting people circulating higher figures than the official numbers. <ref>https://www.dw.com/en/coronavirus-is-egypt-suppressing-the-true-outbreak-figures/a-52801568</ref>
Infectious disease specialists from the University of Toronto who studied the disparity between official and likely infection rates estimated the outbreak size in Egypt to be between 6,270 - 45,070 cases on March 15th.<ref name="Egypt Rate"/><ref>{{cite tweet |url=https://twitter.com/BogochIsaac/status/1239194332462223360 |user=BogochIsaac |number=1239194332462223360 |title=1/5 |date=15 March 2020}}</ref>. The Egyptian government denied suppressing the outbreak figures and is arresting people circulating higher figures than the official numbers. <ref>https://www.dw.com/en/coronavirus-is-egypt-suppressing-the-true-outbreak-figures/a-52801568</ref>


Revision as of 12:42, 18 March 2020

2020 coronavirus pandemic in Egypt
Map of governorates with confirmed (red) or suspected (blue) coronavirus cases (as of 5 March)
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationEgypt
First outbreakWuhan, Hubei, China
Index caseCairo
Arrival date14 February 2020
(4 years, 8 months, 2 weeks and 5 days)
Confirmed cases196[1]
Recovered26[1]
Deaths
6[1]

This article is about the spread of the coronavirus in Egypt, during the 2020 epidemic.

Timeline

All flights from China to Egypt have been banned since 26 January. Egypt's health ministry announced the first case in the country at Cairo International Airport involving a Chinese national on 14 February.[2][3] Egyptian authorities had notified the World Health Organization (WHO) and the patient had been placed in quarantined isolation in hospital.[4] Preventive measures were subsequently taken to monitor those who came into contact with the person where the others tested negative.[5]

In late February and early March, multiple foreign severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) cases associated with travel to Egypt were reported - including two cases in the United States, two cases in Tunisia (Plus several potential cases as the two initial cases were part of 1,000 now quarantined football supporters who visited Egypt from Tunis from 27 February to 1 March)[6][7] two cases in France,[8] one case in Canada,[9] and one case in Taiwan.[10] On 28 February, the Egyptian cabinet officially denied rumors of covering up SARS-CoV-2 cases.[11] On 1 March, Qatar banned all arrivals from Egypt, excepting Qatari nationals, as a safety measure to prevent the spread of SARS-CoV-2.[12] On the same day, Egypt announced the detection of a second case of SARS-CoV-2.[13] On 2 March, Kuwait announced that it would test all arrivals from Egypt and Syria for SARS-CoV-2.[14] It was estimated by Egypt Watch that Egypt had 20 lab-confirmed cases of SARS-CoV-2, which was reported by Middle East Monitor on 2 March. The people with confirmed cases were claimed to be held in military hospitals, inaccessible to the Egyptian Ministry of Health and official health statistics reported to WHO. Confirmed cases allegedly absent from official statistics included a family in Tanta Military Hospital and four people in Qasr El Eyni Hospital.[15]

On 8 March, a 60-year-old German citizen died in Hurghada, the first German fatality from the virus.[16]

On 9 March, the World Health Organization said that there were 56 confirmed cases in Egypt.[17] On the same day, the Egyptian Minister of Tourism said that they discovered 3 additional cases with three people who work in a hotel.[18]

On 12 March, the Ministry of Health announced the second death from the virus and that the total number of cases stood at 80. [19]

On 13 March, the Ministry of Health announced that one more case has recovered and 13 more have tested positive, bringing the total cases to 93. [20] On the same day, a second Tunisian coming back from Egypt tested positive for the virus and Tunisia officially added Egypt to a list of outbreak areas by closing its borders to it and imposing a quarantine to anyone coming from the country. [21]

On 16 March, the minister of aviation decided to close the airports and suspend all air travel. This decision will go into effect on 19 March.[22]

Nile River cruise ship

MS River Anuket, pictured March 2018

See also: 2020 coronavirus pandemic on cruise ships § Nile River cruise ship

On 6 March, the Egyptian Health Ministry and WHO confirmed 12 new cases of SARS-CoV-2.[23] The infected persons were among the Egyptian staff aboard a Nile River cruise ship, travelling from Aswan to Luxor. This ship is variously known as MS River Anuket[24] or Asara.[25] All those who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 did not show any symptoms of the disease. According to tests, the virus spread from a Taiwanese-American female tourist on the ship.[26]

On 7 March, health authorities announced that 45 people on board had tested positive, and that the ship had been placed in quarantine at a dock in Luxor.[24]

On 9 March, the first international case from the cruise ship came after an American went home and tested positive for SARS-CoV-2.


Cases traced to travel in Egypt

In addition to the confirmed cases within Egypt, there have been a number of documented cases that were detected in other countries and traced to travel in Egypt. The estimate of such cases is 97 cases according to public health data and news reports.[27]

Country Number of cases
 United States 47[28]
 Canada 11[29][30]
 France 11[31]
 Hong Kong 9[32]
 Japan 2[33]
 Tunisia 2[6]
 Taiwan 1[34]
 Saudi Arabia 1[35]
Total 84

Case estimates claims

Infectious disease specialists from the University of Toronto who studied the disparity between official and likely infection rates estimated the outbreak size in Egypt to be between 6,270 - 45,070 cases on March 15th.[27][36]. The Egyptian government denied suppressing the outbreak figures and is arresting people circulating higher figures than the official numbers. [37]

References

  1. ^ a b c "وزارة الصحة تعلن تسجيل 196 إصابة بكورونا و6 حالات وفاة وشفاء 26". اليوم السابع. 17 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Egypt announces first Coronavirus infection". Egypt Today. 14 February 2020. Archived from the original on 15 February 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Beijing orders 14-day quarantine for all returnees". BBC News. 14 February 2020. Archived from the original on 14 February 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Egypt's health ministry announces first confirmed coronavirus case". France 24. 14 February 2020. Archived from the original on 16 February 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Breaking: Egypt Reports First Case of Coronavirus". Egyptian Streets. 14 February 2020. Archived from the original on 15 February 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Derniere Minute – Vidéo : Trois nouveaux cas de coronavirus en Tunisie" [Last Minute – Video: Three new cases of coronavirus in Tunisia]. Tunisie Numerique (in French). 13 March 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Coronavirus latest: 3 new cases confirmed in Santa Clara County bringing county total to 7". 2 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Coronavirus: France moves into 'new stage of epidemic' as number of cases rises to 100". Archived from the original on 28 February 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  9. ^ "Ontario confirms eighth coronavirus case is Toronto man who travelled to Egypt | National Post". 29 February 2020.
  10. ^ "Coronavirus: Taiwan reports five new cases; total at 39". 29 February 2020. Archived from the original on 1 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  11. ^ "Egypt denies rumors of new coronavirus cases". Archived from the original on 1 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  12. ^ "Qatar bans travellers from Egypt over coronavirus fears | Qatar News | al Jazeera". Archived from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  13. ^ "Egypt detects second case of new coronavirus: Health ministry". Reuters. March 2020. Archived from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  14. ^ Tuqa Khalid (2 March 2020). "Kuwait to 'double-check' all travelers from Egypt, Syria for coronavirus". Al Arabiya.
  15. ^ "Coronavirus: More than 20 cases in Egypt despite government insistence there are only 2". Middle East Monitor. 2 March 2020. Archived from the original on 3 March 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  16. ^ Hamburg, Hamburger Abendblatt- (10 March 2020). "Coronavirus: RKI meldet 1139 Fälle - Israel weist alle Touristen aus". www.abendblatt.de.
  17. ^ "عاجل.. "الصحة العالمية": ارتفاع الحالات المصابة بكورونا في مصر إلى 56". الوطن. 9 March 2020.
  18. ^ "مصدر بالسياحة: إصابة 3 من العاملين بفندق "فيرمونت" بكورونا". الوطن. 9 March 2020.
  19. ^ "وزارة الصحة والسكان المصرية". www.facebook.com.
  20. ^ "وزارة الصحة والسكان المصرية". www.facebook.com.
  21. ^ "Fakhfakh: "Suspension de toutes les lignes maritimes et réduction importante des dessertes aériennes"" [Fakhfakh: "Suspension of all shipping lines and significant reduction of air services"]. kapitalis.com (in French). 13 March 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  22. ^ "Egypt Shuts Down Airports, Suspends Air Travel: PM". 16 March 2020.
  23. ^ "Twelve asymptomatic coronavirus cases registered on Nile cruise ship". Reuters. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  24. ^ a b Michael, Maggie; Magdy, Samy (7 March 2020). "Egypt says cruise ship quarantined over new virus cluster". Washington Post. AP.
  25. ^ Raghavan, Sudarsan; Kornfield, Meryl (7 March 2020). "On the Nile, American tourists are among those quarantined on ship hit by coronavirus". Washington Post.
  26. ^ Walsh, Declan; Rashwan, Nada (7 March 2020). "On Nile Cruiser, 12 Crew Test Positive for Virus, and Egypt Fears Broader Outbreak". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  27. ^ a b Michaelson, Ruth (15 March 2020). "Egypt: rate of coronavirus cases 'likely to be higher than figures suggest'". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  28. ^ Smith, Mitch; Harmon, Amy; Collins, Keith; McCann, Allison; Wu, Jin; Yourish, Karen. "Tracking Every Coronavirus Case in the U.S.: Full Map". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 March 2020. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
  29. ^ Dawson, Tyler (6 March 2020). "COVID-19 in Canada: What we know about the first 100 coronavirus cases — 67% are over 40". The National Post. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  30. ^ Giles, David (12 March 2020). "Saskatchewan confirms first presumptive case of novel coronavirus". Global News. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  31. ^ "Les vacanciers d'Egypte, le foyer de coronavirus le plus méconnu". France Inter. 5 Mars 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  32. ^ Siu, Phila; Leung, Kanis; Ting, Victor; Cheng, Lilian; Cheung, Elizabeth (11 March 2020). "Daily coronavirus tally for Hong Kong rises to 9, with all members of an Egypt tour now confirmed as infected, along with a Cathay Pacific flight attendant". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 14 March 2020. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
  33. ^ "Couple in Saitama infected with virus after visiting Egypt". Arab News Japan. 11 March 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  34. ^ "Coronavirus: DNA test shows Taiwanese woman 'likely' caught COVID-19 in Egypt". Middle East Eye. 10 March 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  35. ^ "بينهم مصري في مكة .. السعودية تعلن تسجيل خمس حالات إصابة جديدة بفيروس". Almarsd Online Newspaper (in Arabic). Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  36. ^ @BogochIsaac (15 March 2020). "1/5" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  37. ^ https://www.dw.com/en/coronavirus-is-egypt-suppressing-the-true-outbreak-figures/a-52801568
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