40 cases recovered from coronavirus – Health ministry

CAIRO - 18 March 2020: The Ministry of Health announced that the number of recovered coronavirus cases increased to 40.

Health Ministry Spokesman Khaled Megahed said on Wednesday that two cases of Egyptian nationals were discharged from the isolation hospital after receiving medical care and being fully recovered.

He detailed that 14 new coronavirus cases were detected, including two foreigners and 12 Egyptians.

This upped the total number of confirmed cases to 210.

All positive cases were quarantined at hospitals and they are all stable, the spokesman said.

The ministry has stepped up precautionary measures in all governorates and intensified campaigns to spread awareness about infectious diseases.

Megahed stressed that the ministry announced all positive and suspected cases nationwide. (MENA)