The head of Egypt’s Doctors’ Union called for a full lockdown across the country to help fight the new coronavirus pandemic. It comes amid a spike in infections in the Arab World’s most populous country.
Dr. Hussein Khairy told local media Sunday that he sent a letter to Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouly last week, urging for the proposed lockdown to last for two weeks or until the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
He argued that the lockdown would deal a “swift and massive blow” to the virus and “flatten” the curve of infections.