Mass resignation at Egypt hospital in protest over doctor's death

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Source: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/coronavirus-egypt-resignation-hospital-protest-ppe


Coronavirus: Mass resignation at Egypt hospital in protest over doctor's death
Doctors at Al-Munira hospital said Egypt's Ministry of Health made 'arbitrary decisions' in dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic
An Egyptian doctor wearing two protective masks checks a patient's lung X-ray at Imbaba hospital, Cairo, 19 April (AFP)
By MEE staff
Published date: 25 May 2020 15:53 UTC | Last update: 34 sec ago

Tens of Egyptian doctors at Al-Munira General Hospital in Cairo have published a mass resignation letter on Facebook, saying that the lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) and quarantine measures led to the death from Covid-19 of their colleague Walid Yahya.

Ashraf Shafie, director of the hospital, told EG24 News that he had not received an official resignation...

 

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Egypt's doctors criticize government over virus 'negligence': https://www.570news.com/2020/05/25/egypts-doctors-criticize-government-over-virus-negligence/

 

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Source: https://egyptianstreets.com/2020/05...care-workers-as-covid-19-cases-soar-to-18756/

Egypt’s Medical Syndicate Blames Health Ministry for Rising Death Toll Among Healthcare Workers As COVID-19 Cases Soar to 18756
Egyptian Streets
May 26, 2020

Egypt’s Ministry of Health announced Monday that it would launch an investigation into the death of 32-year-old obstetrician Dr. Waleed Yehia Abdel Halim who worked at Cairo’s Mounira General Hospital, according to Ahram Online.

Abdel Halim was among three doctors who died of COVID-19 last Sunday, prompting outrage from the medical community as Egypt’s Doctors Syndicate issued a statement accusing the Ministry of Health of criminal negligence, adding that it will pursue those responsible to the fullest extent of the law...