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At least three Egyptian doctors died of COVID-19 and 43 others were infected since the spread of the pandemic in the country, the Egyptian Medical Syndicate (EMS) revealed on Saturday.
"Two of the three deceased doctors died from community-based infection away from work," the EMS pointed out in a statement.
"The syndicate instructs all doctors to maintain putting on necessary protective wear and never start work without them," the Egyptian doctors' syndicate urged.
On Saturday, the family of a female doctor who has recently died of the novel coronavirus faced problems with her burial at her hometown in Daqahlia province near the capital Cairo, due to the protest of some villagers concerned about the spread of the virus, which has led to police intervention.
Earlier in April, Egypt's National Cancer Institute announced 17 COVID-19 cases among doctors and nurses and it has been sterilized on a daily basis since then.
Until Friday night, Egypt has confirmed total 1,794 cases infected with the novel coronavirus, including 135 deaths and 384 recoveries.
Over the past few weeks, Egypt has been disinfecting hospitals, government offices, public means of transport, hotels and archeological sites over COVID-19 concerns.
Further, it has temporarily suspended schools and universities, halted flights, cancelled sports activities, closed entertainment places and malls, stopped mass prayers in mosques and churches and shut down museums and archeological sites to curb the spread of the virus.
The country is currently implementing a nationwide 10-hour nighttime curfew for two weeks until April 23. Enditem
