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Violence in Egypt - A Severe Public Health Threat

sharon sanders

sharon sanders

Editor-in-Chief & President
Day we are witnessing more violence in the streets of Cairo, Egypt.

The internet has been disrupted and we are not receiving any internet traffic from Egypt since 12 AM EST January 28, 2011.

All violence is bad.

Bad for public health.

There is an ongoing swine flu epidemic in Egypt.

And this week Egypt announced their 122nd bird flu, H5N1 case.

Please - everyone restraint.

For the sake of human life.

To the Government of Egypt - To All Governments - Everywhere

- Your Legacy is Your Choice -

Choose wisely.



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We do not have any information about Twall.

No one from Egypt can log onto FT.


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Re: Violence in Egypt - A Severe Public Health Threat

The Ministry of Health site does not load. This is the message I receive:

Server not found


Firefox can't find the server at www.mohp.gov.eg.



* Check the address for typing errors such as
ww.example.com instead of
www.example.com

* If you are unable to load any pages, check your computer's network
connection.

* If your computer or network is protected by a firewall or proxy, make sure
that Firefox is permitted to access the Web.
 
Re: Violence in Egypt - A Severe Public Health Threat

A quote from Mahatma Gandhi:
"Whenever you are confronted with an opponent. Conquer him with love."

I am posting this video out of concern over the implications of violence on life and diseases in Egypt:


Clinton 'Deeply Concerned' About Violence Against Egypt Protesters in Egypt


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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKJiPJS8DoE
 
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BBC News

2231: Botttom line from the presidential address: Mr Mubarak's not going anywhere, hoping his sacking the government will placate the people. He's trying to distance hims from the crack-down across the country. But within minutes of his appearance on television, protesters were taking to the streets of Cairo chanting "down with Mubarak!"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12307698
 
Re: Violence in Egypt - A Severe Public Health Threat

Thank you to everyone who has inquired about Twall. Twall will be very touched about the kind wishes from both the members of FluTrackers and from the viewers who have sent messages.

When we are able, we will update his status on this thread.


- The FluTrackers Team
 
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Travel Alert - EGYPT

January 28, 2011

The U.S. Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to ongoing political and social unrest in Egypt. Violent demonstrations on January 28 took place in several areas of Cairo and other parts of the country, disrupting road travel between city centers and airports. Disruptions in communications included the interruption of internet and mobile telephone service. The Government of Egypt has imposed a curfew from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. in Cairo, Alexandria and Suez until further notice. Given this situation, the Department of State urges U.S. citizens to defer non-essential travel to Egypt at this time and advises U.S. citizens currently in Egypt to defer non-essential movement and to exercise caution. This Travel Alert expires on February 28, 2011.



In the event of demonstrations, U.S. citizens in Egypt should remain in their residences or hotels until the situation stabilizes. Security forces may block off the area around the U.S. Embassy during demonstrations, and U.S. citizens should not attempt to come to the U.S. Embassy or the Tahrir Square area at such times. U.S. citizens in Egypt who require assistance, or those who are concerned that their U.S. citizen loved one in Egypt may require assistance, should contact the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Embassy in Cairo at EgyptEmergencyUSC@state.gov. The Embassy duty officer is available to U.S. citizens for emergencies at +20 1 2797-3300 during evening and weekend hours and the American Citizens Services Section can be reached at +20 1 2797-2301 during business hours, Sunday to Thursday from 8:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. and at consularcairoacs@state.gov.


Demonstrations have degenerated on several occasions into violent clashes between police and protesters, resulting in injuries and extensive property damage. While demonstrations have not been directed toward Westerners, U.S. citizens are urged to remain alert to local security developments and to be vigilant regarding their personal security. The U.S. Department of State strongly urges U.S. citizens to avoid all demonstrations, as even peaceful ones can quickly become unruly and a foreigner could become a target of harassment or worse. If caught unexpectedly near a demonstration, U.S. citizens should obey instructions from police and leave the area as quickly as possible. U.S. citizens resident in Egypt should monitor local news broadcasts and U.S. citizen visitors should ask tour guides and hotel officials about any planned demonstrations in the locations they plan to visit. U.S. citizens should carry identification and a cell phone which works in Egypt.



U.S. citizens in Egypt are encouraged to enroll in the Smart Travelers Enrollment Program (STEP) at the following website: https://travelregistration.state.gov. U.S. citizens without internet access may enroll directly at the U.S. Embassy. By enrolling, U.S. citizens make it easier for the Embassy to contact them in case of emergency.
Updated information on travel and security in Egypt may be obtained from the Department of State by calling 1-888-407-4747 toll-free in the United States and Canada or, for callers outside the United States and Canada, on a regular toll line at 1-202-501-4444. For further information, please consult the Country Specific Information for Egypt, as well as the Worldwide Caution



The Embassy is located at 5 Tawfik Diab Street (formerly known as Latin America Street), Garden City, Cairo. For further information, U.S. citizens may call the Embassy?s American Citizen Services Unit at 2797-2301 during business hours, Sunday to Thursday from 8:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. For emergencies after business hours and on weekends and holidays, U.S. citizens can contact the Embassy Duty Officer via the Embassy switchboard on 2797-3300.

http://egypt.usembassy.gov/wm012811.html
 
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Disease status in Egypt is unknown at this time.

The Ministry of Health continues to be off line.

Traditional sources of disease news information are inaccessible.

We have no contact with our moderator located in Egypt.
 
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UK in Egypt

Last updated at 5:53 (UK time) 30 Jan 2011



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<!-- debug: theLocale is [en_GB], my_locale is [en_GB] --><!-- Site Version Default --><!-- siteVersion:2 --><!-- siteVersion2:true --><!-- Setting to use the page specific CSS template --><!-- BEGIN Shared template area -->We recommend that British nationals without a pressing need to be in Cairo, Alexandria or Suez leave by commercial means where it is safe to do so.


30 January 2011

British nationals in Egypt requiring assistance or advice can call 020 7008 0000 from the UK or (02) 2791 6000 in Egypt.

In light of the ongoing demonstrations, we continue to advise against all but essential travel to Cairo, Alexandria, Luxor and Suez. We recommend that British nationals without a pressing need to be in Cairo, Alexandria or Suez leave by commercial means, where it is safe to do so.

For British Nationals in other areas of Egypt, please scroll down to the lower part of this article for specific advice.

Airline and airport telephone numbers:
Download a PDF of the list (61Kb)

Airlines:

Air France
Cairo Int?l Airport,
Heliopolis, Cairo
Egypt: 02 2417 5306 / 5307
UK: 0871 6633 7777

Alitalia
Cairo Int?l Airport,
Heliopolis, Cairo 02 2690 3745
Nile Hilton Commercial Center,
Downtown, Cairo 02 2578 5823 / 5824
UK: 08714 24 14 24

British Airways
Cairo Int?l Airport,
Terminal 2, Heliopolis, Cairo Egypt: 02 2690 1690 / 02 2480 0380
Helpline: +44 191 490 7901
UK: 0844 493 0787

BMI
Office Egypt:
02 2395 4888
BMI Cairo International Airport 02 2269 0971 / 72 / 73
UK: 0844 848 4888

Easyjet
UK: 0871 244 2366
Rest of World: +44 871 244 2366

Egypt Air
Cairo Int?l Airport,

Heliopolis, Cairo Egypt: 02 2290 9787
UK: 0844 822 1110

Emirates
Cairo Int?l Airport,
Terminal 2, Heliopolis, Cairo 02 2418 0305 / 02 2418 8086

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines / Northwest
Cairo Int?l Airport,
Terminal 2, Heliopolis, Cairo 02 2418 2386 / 7
UK: 0871 231 0000

Cairo Int?l Airport Terminal 2,
Heliopolis, Cairo 02 2417 6419
6 El Sheikh El Marsafy St.,
Zamalek, Cairo 02 2739 8339 / 02 2739 8466

Singapore Airlines
Cairo International Airport
Terminal 2, Helipolis, Cairo 02 2690 0798

Inside Commercial Center,
Nile Hilton - Tahrir Sq.,
Down town, Cairo 02 2575 0276 / 02 2578 5998

Airports:

Cairo International Airport
Terminal 1
Cairo Airport, Heliopolis, Cairo 02 2265 3333 / 5000
Terminal 2
Cairo Airport, Heliopolis, Cairo 02 2265 2222 / 2436 / 2825

Alex. International Airport El Nozha,
Alexandria 03 425 0527 / 03 427 1036 / 8764

Aswan International Airport
097 348 0333 / 2440

Hurghada International Airport
065 344 2592 / 2831

Luxor International Airport
095 237 4655

Sharm El Sheikh International Airport
069 360 1141 / 1142

For British Nationals in other areas of Egypt:
If you are in other areas of Egypt where there have been disturbances, we recommend you follow the advice below and stay indoors wherever possible. This does not affect transits through Cairo airport for onward travel to other destinations, although there is some disruption to flight schedules. A nationwide curfew is in place from 1600 to 0800 local time.
You must respect the curfew and listen for announcements about any changes to the curfew requirements. The internet is currently not working and mobile phone coverage is intermittent.
If you are travelling to, through or from Egypt, you are advised to check with your airline or tour operator to confirm your travel plans. British nationals in Egypt requiring assistance or advice can call 020 7008 0000 from the UK or (02) 2791 6000 in Egypt.

http://ukinegypt.fco.gov.uk/en/news/?view=News&id=541654682

http://ukinegypt.fco.gov.uk/en/
 
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Travel Warning
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Bureau of Consular Affairs

Egypt

January 30, 2011

The U.S. Department of State recommends that U.S. citizens avoid travel to Egypt due to ongoing political and social unrest. On January 30, the Department of State authorized the voluntary departure of dependents and non-emergency employees. Violent demonstrations have occurred in several areas of Cairo, Alexandria and other parts of the country, disrupting road travel between city centers and airports. Disruptions in communications, including internet service, may occur. The Government of Egypt has imposed a curfew from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. in Cairo, Alexandria and Suez until further notice, and U.S. citizens should obey curfew orders and remain indoors during curfew hours. U.S. citizens currently in Egypt should consider leaving as soon as they can safely do so. Cairo airport is open and operating, but flights may be disrupted and transport to the airport may be disrupted due to the protests. Travelers should remain in contact with their airlines or tour operators concerning flight schedules, and arrange to arrive at the airport well before curfew hours.

Full text:
http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/tw/tw_egypt.html
 
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Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada

TRAVEL REPORT
Egypt

Excerpt:

OFFICIAL WARNING: Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada advises against non-essential travel to Cairo, Alexandria and Suez due to civil unrest.

Major demonstrations are occurring in these cities. There are reports of large scale arrests, property damage, injuries, and deaths from injuries sustained during the protests. A curfew is currently imposed.

Canadians are advised to avoid all demonstrations and large gatherings, monitor local news reports and follow the advice of local authorities.

OFFICIAL REGISTRATION RECOMMENDATION: We offer a registration service for all Canadians travelling or living abroad. This service is provided so that we can contact and assist you in an emergency abroad, such as a natural disaster or civil unrest, or inform you of a family emergency at home. Registration can be done on-line or by contacting a Canadian government office abroad. For more information, see our FAQs on Registration of Canadians Abroad.

...

<A title=Cairo-Cs@International.Gc.Ca name=5>5. CANADIAN GOVERNMENT CONTACTS

You can obtain consular assistance and further consular information at the following address:

Egypt - CAIRO, Embassy of Canada
Address: 26 Kamel El Shenawy Street, Garden City, Cairo, Egypt
Postal Address: P.O. Box 1667, Cairo, Egypt,
Tel.: 20 (2) 2791-8700
Fax: 20 (2) 2791-8860
E-Mail: cairo-cs@international.gc.ca
Internet: http://www.egypt.gc.ca

For emergency assistance, call the Embassy of Canada in Cairo 20 (2) 2791 8700, or, after hours, the Emergency Operations Centre in Ottawa at 613-996-8885.

http://www.voyage.gc.ca/countries_pays/report_rapport-eng.asp?id=79000#1
 
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All the best to Twall

Source:
http://www.computerworld.com/s/arti...nternet_Egyptians_find_new_ways_to_get_online

Without Internet, Egyptians find new ways to get online

By Nancy Gohring and Robert McMillan
January 28, 2011 08:35 PM ET
IDG News Service - "When countries block, we evolve," an activist with the group We Rebuild wrote in a Twitter message Friday.

That's just what many Egyptians have been doing this week, as groups like We Rebuild scramble to keep the country connected to the outside world, turning to landline telephones, fax machines and even ham radio to keep information flowing in and out of the country.

Although one Internet service provider -- Noor Group -- remains in operation, Egypt's government abruptly ordered the rest of the country's ISPs to shut down their services just after midnight local time Thursday. Mobile networks have also been turned off in some areas. The blackout appears designed to disrupt organization of the country's growing protest movement, which is calling for the ouster of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.

"Basically, there are three ways of getting information out right now -- get access to the Noor ISP (which has about 8 percent of the market), use a land line to call someone, or use dial-up," Jillian York, a researcher with the Berkman Center for Internet & Society, said via e-mail.

Snip-
We Rebuild is looking to expand those dial-up options. It has set up a dial-up phone number in Sweden and is compiling a list of other numbers Egyptians can call. It is distributing information about its activities on a Wiki page.
 
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Travel and Public Announcements

<!-- begin position 1 -->Warden Message No 5: January 30, 2011

The U.S. Embassy in Cairo informs U.S. citizens in Egypt who wish to depart that the Department of State is making arrangements to provide transportation to safehaven locations in Europe. This assistance will be provided on a reimbursable basis, as required by U.S. law. U.S. citizens who travel on US government ?arranged transport will be expected to make their own onward travel plans from the safehaven location. Flights to evacuation points will begin departing Egypt on Monday, January 31.

Persons interested in departing Egypt via USG-chartered transportation should contact the US Department of State and Embassy Cairo by sending an email to EgyptEmergencyUSC@state.gov or by calling 1-202-501-4444.
Please provide the following information:

Name, age, place of birth and U.S. passport number Any special medical need

Immediate family members (spouses and children) who are not U.S. citizens must be documented for entry into the safehaven country and/or U.S., if that is your final destination.

Travelers are permitted only one piece of luggage per person.

http://egypt.usembassy.gov/consular/travpubl/warden-message-january-30-2011.html

http://egypt.usembassy.gov/
 
Re: Violence in Egypt - A Severe Public Health Threat

Just a reminder that H1N1 and H5N1 are not the only severe public health threat endangered by the current situation in Egypt:

The Alkhurma hemorrhagic fever virus is likely endemic in Egypt:

http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=155613 ,

and an undiagnosed illness in Alexandria that may have been plague, the Alkhurma virus, or something else was reported in Alexandria in summer 2009:

http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=110907
 
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We are still not receiving any internet traffic from Egypt but one paper is back online with their message to the world. This is not a "radical" paper. I am checking more:

machine translation -

"The Seventh Day" apologize for the absence of compulsory maneuvers and return after exhausting technological

الأحد، 30 يناير 2011 - 17:19​
Sunday, January 30, 2011 - 17:19​


غياب بالإجبار ..كان هذا هو حال موقع "اليوم السابع" طوال الأيام الصعبة الماضية، ور تكون هذه الكلمات هى الأولى على الموقع بعد أن عدنا إلى تحديثه عقب محاولات ومناورات للإتصال بشبكة الإنترنت من أجل إعادة ربطكم بما يحدث فى مصر من تطورات خطيرة وصعبة شكلت عنوانا واضحا هو ..​


The absence of coercion .. This was the case site "The Seventh Day" throughout the difficult days past, and perhaps these words were the first on the scene after that promised to be updated after attempts and maneuvers to connect to the Internet in order to re-Rbtkm what is happening in Egypt developments dangerous and difficult set clear title and is ..
الأزمة.​
Crisis.

مع بدء تطور المظاهرات وارتفاع شدة المواجهات بين المواطنين والأمن المركزى فى وسط القاهرة وفى مختلف محافظات مصر منذ الثلاثاء 25 يناير والدولة المصرية بدأت فى اتخاذ اجراءات غير اعتيادية فى محاولة لقمع تلك التظاهرات وقطع خطوط الإتصال بين المشاركين بها فى محافظات مصر المختلفة، والتشويش على حقيقة مايحدث أمام وسائل الإعلام المختلفة، وفى سبيل ذلك اتخذت عدة إجراءات مثل حجب موقع تويتر والفيس بوك، وسرعان ماتطورت الدولة من حدة تلك الإجراءات مع تسارع وتيرة المظاهرات، و عقب دعوة المواطنين إلى التظاهر عقب صلاة الجمعة ومنحها لقب "جمعة الغضب"، مارست أجهزة الدولة هوايتها واتخذت عددا من القرارات القمعية فى سبيل منع تلك المظاهرات تمثلت فى قطع كافة خطوط اتصال شبكات المحمول مع فجر يوم الجمعة، وقبلها بساعات كانت قد أقدمت على إجراء قمعى أخر هدفه فصل مصر عن العالم وعزل المتظاهرين فى الميادين العامة وقامت بقطع كافة أنواع الإتصال بشبكة الإنترنت فى مختلف أنحاء الجمهورية مما ترتب عليه عدم قدرتنا على تقديم خدماتنا الإخبارية والمتابعة اللحظية لأهم الأحداث كما اعتدنا دوما أن نفعل وكما اعتدتم دوما أن تنتظروه منا.​

With the start of the evolution of the demonstrations and the high intensity of the confrontations between citizens and security in central Cairo in various governorates in Egypt since Tuesday, January 25 and the Egyptian State initiated action is unusual in an attempt to suppress those demonstrations and cut lines of communication between participants in different provinces of Egypt, and confusion on the fact what is happening in front of the media, for this has taken several measures such as blocking Twitter and Facebook, and soon Mattort state unit that measures with the accelerating pace of demonstrations, and after calling on citizens to demonstrate after Friday prayers, and awarded the title of "Fri anger", exercised state agencies hobbies and has taken a number of decisions repressive in order to prevent these demonstrations was in sever all lines of communication, mobile networks with the dawn on Friday, hours before, had embarked on an oppressive another goal separating Egypt from the world and isolate demonstrators in public squares, and cut off all types of Internet access in various parts of the Republic, which resulted in our inability to provide our services and follow-up instant news of the most important events as we always do and as always Atdtm Tantzeroh us.

ورغم أن الدولة هى المسؤلة بشكل مباشر عن تلك العزلة الإجبارية، وعن حرماننا من القيام بمهامنا الإعلامية ودورنا الوطنى فى متابعة تلك الأحداث ونقلها لكم بمنتهى الموضوعية والأمانة ، وعن حرمانكم من موقع اليوم السابع وخدماته الإخبارية، فإننا فى اليوم السابع نستغل تلك العودة لنقدم لكم خالص إعتذارنا عن ذلك الغياب الإجبارى، ونركد لكم أن الأيام الماضية شهدت محاولات مضنية من جانب العاملين من أجل العودة والإتصال مرة أخرى بشبكة الإنترنت من أجل القيام بدورنا الوطنى الذى يتخلص فى تقديم الحقائق وتوعية أهل مصر فى الداخل والخارج بما يحدث وبما يجب أن يحدث، على مدار الأيام الماضية والفريق التقني "لليوم السابع" يحاول أن يساعدنا على تحقيق تلك الأمنية ..​

Although the State is the transverse directly from the isolation compulsory, and deprive us from doing our tasks the media and our national in the follow-up to these events and transfer you to the utmost objectivity and honesty, and to deny site on the seventh day and services news, we are on the seventh day take advantage of that return to offer you my sincere apology for the absence of mandatory, and Nrkd you that the last few days has seen attempts exerted by the workers to go back and connect again to the Internet in order to do our part of the national get rid of in presenting the facts and educate the people of Egypt at home and abroad, what is happening and what should happen over the days past and the technical team "for the seventh day" trying to help us achieve that security ..

أمنية التواصل معكم، وأداء دورنا الوطنى وبعد محاولات مكثفة وتجارب تكنولوجية مجهدة ومعقدة نجحنا فى العودة إلى الإتصال بشبكة الإنترنت من داخل مدينة الأسكندرية لنبدأ بعدها بالتحديث الفورى ونقل أخبار أخر تطورات الوضع فى مصر لكم فى ظل ظروف عمل صعبة وقاسية، نأمل منكم أن تأخذوها فى عين الإعتبار وتغفروا لنا تأخرنا أو أى أخطاء أو نواقص أخرى تخص عدم سرعة التحديث أو بعض الأخطاء اللغوية..لكم التحية ولمصر خالص الدعاء بأن تنتهى تلك الأزمة على خير ويتكشف لنا ولكم الخبيث من الطيب.​

Security to communicate with you, and the performance of our national and after attempts to intensive and experiences of technological stressful and complex managed to reconnect to the Internet from within the city of Alexandria to begin after the update immediately and transfer news latest developments of the situation in Egypt is yours in working conditions is difficult and tough, we hope that you Tokdhuha in the eye account and will forgive us late, or any errors or omissions and for other non-refresh rate or some linguistic errors .. salute you and sincerely pray that Egypt will end the crisis unfolding on the best to you and us bad from the good.

وفى ظل هذه العزلة الإلكترونية تاهت الكثير من الحقائق والكثير من المعلومات​

In light of this isolation electronic overshadowed a lot of facts and a lot of information

http://www.youm7.com/News.asp?NewsID=345151&SecID=12
 
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