COVID-19 Update (Egypt announces Two-Week Curfew further Extension
On Wednesday 8th April 2020, The Egyptian government extended its nationwide curfew until April 23rd as part of its precautionary measures to limit the spread of coronavirus.
The Egyptian Prime Minister extended the hours of the curfew to be from eight pm until six am, as part of an effort to reduce overcrowding in the hours before the curfew’s start time.
All measures regarding the closure of stores, the suspension of air traffic, the continued closure of schools, universities, and the reduction of employees in state-owned companies will continue during this period.
Egyptian Prime Minister also announced that Egypt’s Cabinet decided to deduct 20 percent from Cabinet members’ salaries for a period of three months to support the “Tahya Misr Fund” (Long Live Egypt Fund), and to help the initiative to support non-standard employment in Egypt, part of the government’s measures to limit the impact of coronavirus.
Businesses will be closed from five pm until six am during the week, and will be subjected to a complete closure on Fridays and Saturdays. All means of public and private transportation will continue to be suspended during curfew hours.
The business closures do not include bakeries, pharmacies, grocery stores.
Please be guided accordingly.
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Kadmar Circular No. 26/2020
COVID-19 Update (Egypt announces Two-Week Curfew
The Egyptian Prime Minister have imposed a partial curfew from 1900 to 0600 daily, as from Wednesday as part of stricter measures to limit the spread of the coronavirus,
During the curfew hours, all mass public and private transport will be suspended.
All shops and malls will be completely closed on the weekend and will shut down from 5 pm to 6 am on weekdays, the prime minister said. Only supermarkets, pharmacies and bakeries will be exempt from the closure.
All government offices and public services, except for health offices, will shut their doors to the public during the curfew period. And a decision to limit the number of government employees going to work will also be prolonged until mid-April.
Shipping and logistics:
– The Suez Canal transit and all Egyptian ports are working normally.
– All containers terminals are working normally ,
– All vessels operation in Egyptian ports (Discharging, Loading) are carried out normally.
- Trucking of cargo is suspended during the Curfew
Please be guided accordingly.
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Kadmar Shipping
