AFRICA’S GOVERNANCE RESPONSE TO COVID-19 | PRELIMINARY REPORT 2020 Box 2: Prevention and Containment Measures in Egypt EGYPT Since the first recorded case, the government of the Arabic Republic of Egypt has stepped up efforts to enhance infection prevention, and provide mechanisms for testing patients through the establishment of 27 laboratories across the country and an additional four university laboratories. The Government has also scaled up the Infection Prevention & Control (IPC) program with WHO, to prevent transmission & ensure patients & health workers are protected, expanding capacity to conduct tests. Recurring 15-Day sterilization campaigns are carried out in cities and villages to stop the virus spread and setting up eight isolation hospitals with the capacity of 2000 beds with 1000 ICU beds and 400 ventilators. This is in addition to setting up field hospitals for the admission of mild and asymptotic cases. 36