Egypt testing staff at lodging of tourists who caught coronavirus
Egyptian authorities have been testing staff at the
site where tourists later diagnosed with the novel coronavirus had stayed
before returning to France, Egypt’s prime minister said Saturday.
France said on Friday six travelers returning from
Egypt had been diagnosed with the COVID-19 illness, raising an earlier toll of
two.
Egyptian premier Mostafa Madbouly said on Saturday
that Cairo had been informed of the cases, “part of a tourist group visiting in
Egypt between February 5-16.”
“Workers at the site where the group stayed have
been tested” for the virus, the statement said without revealing its location.
Coronavirus cases have been confirmed in 59
countries, killing more than 2,900 people and infecting over 85,000 since the
first case was detected in China late last year.
On Thursday, Egypt’s health ministry announced the
“recovery” of the country’s only detected case.
