EGYPT

Egyptian army disinfects Cairo’s schools and universities
The Egyptian Ministry of Defence on Tuesday deployed troops to spray disinfectant in Cairo’s schools and universities as a precautionary measure against coronavirus as per the directions of the president, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, reports Egypt Today.The General Commander of the Egyptian Army and Minister of Defence, General Mohamed Zaki, ordered the army’s chemical war department to follow all the precautionary measures against the coronavirus by executing a plan that includes disinfecting universities, schools, vital institutions and crowded streets.
The chemical war department dispatched mobile sterilisation vehicles and soldiers donning protective gear to eliminate chances of infection among the students and teaching staff of Cairo’s schools and universities.
Full report on the Egypt Today site