Dr. Moamen Othman, head of the museums sector at the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, said that the dates of archaeological museums in Cairo and all governorates are unchanged, and that museums that open their doors on some days during the evening period continue to receive visitors, at the Egyptian Museum of Editing, for example, opening its evening period On Thursday and Saturday.
The head of the museums sector at the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said, in special statements for the seventh day, that museums are open to receive visitors with taking all precautions to confront the Corona virus, as some museums have been sterilized and the rest is being sterilized in cooperation with the Ministry of Health, as well as isolating the worlds of museums for not dealing with Visitors, and for workers who deal with visitors on an ongoing basis, such as those in the ticket windows, all museums have been distributed gags and jumps to counter the virus.
The head of the museums sector at the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities pointed out that awareness sessions were held for museum workers to protect them and confront the virus, because the virus was not spread out in the community, and there is a response and following the instructions that protect from infection.
A number of directors of archaeological museums said that there are no gatherings in a specific place, where all the tourist groups are distributed in all the museum places, in addition to the presence of good means of ventilation on an ongoing basis, and that the average number of visitors to the museum reaches 150 individuals per day, the visit takes place At different times, pointing out that the cleaning work continues in the museum periodically, before the appearance of the Corona virus, through a private cleaning company.
It is noteworthy that Dr. Mustafa Madbouly, Prime Minister, decided to suspend all activities that include any large gatherings of citizens, or those that involve the movement of citizens between governorates with large gatherings, until further notice, as part of the precautionary measures taken by the government to counter the "emerging corona" virus. And the concerned authorities will implement this decision.
Wed, Mar. 18, 2020
