The Cabinet Spokesperson in Egypt, Nader Saad announcing has announced that the House of Representatives is in discussion to impose an LE300 fine on anyone violating the facemask order

According to him, Masks will be compulsory in public transportation, government departments and indoor places.

To confront the coronavirus now requires precautionary measures be applied to daily life just as they are currently applied in factories, he stressed.

He added during a Sunday evening telephone interview with the TV show “Ala Masouleyety” (On My Responsibility) that the government has contracted cloth and garment factories to produce fabric masks usable to up to one month with regular washing and sterilization.

The prices of these cloth masks will not exceed five LE, he said.

Life in Egypt will begin to return back to normal by mid-June, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly announced Sunday, with restrictions currently in place to be lifted.

During a press conference Madbouly added that sports activities and youth centers are also expected to resume. The government will consider reopening restaurants with precautionary measures and returning religious rituals to places of worship.

The coronavirus will not disappear, he said, but the government will work to ensure the safety of its citizens alongside returning to normal life and productivity – with precautions in place.

From Sunday, May 24 (Eid al-Fitr holiday) to Friday, May 29 Madbouly outlined that all shops, restaurants, places that provide entertainment services and public beaches will be closed and a curfew will begin from five pm until six am.

All public transportation between governorates will freeze during this period.

Gatherings during Eid al-Fitr may hasten the spread of the virus, and so measures are being put in place to curb the outbreak.

After May 29, Madbouly said that the the curfew will start from eight pm until six am.

Precautionary measures to coexist with the coronavirus will remain in place even after life returns to normal, he added, the most important of which is wearing facemasks in public.

The curfew is currently in effect from nine pm to six am, after having been shortened by one hour on April 23.

Egypt announced on Sunday 491 new coronavirus cases and 20 additional deaths, bringing the total number of cases confirmed so far to 11,719 in the country, while 612 people have died from the virus in Egypt.