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Egypt’s information minister in self-isolation after coming into contact with coronavirus case

Ahram Online , Thursday 18 Jun 2020

'I have been put in home isolation for a few days after I came into contact with a coronavirus patient,' the minister was quoted as saying

Egypt’s information minister Osama Heikal (Al-Ahram)
Egypt’s Minister of State for Information Osama Heikal (Photo: Al-Ahram)

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Egypt's Minister of State for Information Osama Heikal said he is self-isolating at home after coming into contact with a positive coronavirus case, a statement by the ministry said on Thursday.

"I have been put in home isolation for a few days after I came into contact with a coronavirus patient," the minister was quoted as saying.

Last week, Egypt’s Housing Minister Assem El-Gazzar said he was self-isolating at home for 14 days after coming into contact with a coronavirus patient.

 

 

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