A volunteer disinfects a street in Cairo, Egypt, on April 3, 2020. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)
Egypt reports 85 new COVID-19 cases, bringing total infections to 1,070.
CAIRO, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Egypt on Saturday reported five new deaths from the COVID-19 infection, bringing the pandemic fatalities in the country to 71.
Khaled Megahed, spokesman for Egyptian Health Ministry, announced that all five new deaths from the novel coronavirus were Egyptian citizens.
A volunteer sprays disinfectant to a tuk-tuk in Cairo, Egypt, on April 3, 2020. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)
He added that 85 new COVID-19 cases were also confirmed, bringing the total number of infections to 1,070. All the new cases were Egyptians, who are either returnees from abroad or had contact with the previous confirmed cases.
A volunteer sprays disinfectant in a building in Cairo, Egypt, on April 3, 2020. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)
He added that 241 patients in Egypt have recovered from the disease and left quarantine hospitals.
Egypt started on March 25 a two-week nighttime curfew as a key part of the country's precautionary measures to curb the spread of the highly infectious virus.
A volunteer sprays disinfectant at a shop in Cairo, Egypt, on April 3, 2020. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)
Egypt has also suspended schools and universities, halted flights, closed entertainment places, stopped mass prayers in mosques and churches, and shut down museums and archeological sites to stem the pandemic. ■