CAIRO, May 24 (Xinhua) -- Egypt reported on Sunday a new single-day record of 29 COVID-19 deaths, raising the death toll to 764 in the country.
The ministry's spokesman Khaled Megahed said in a statement that 752 new cases have also been confirmed in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of infections in Egypt to 17,265.
He added that 179 more coronavirus patients were completely cured and discharged from hospitals, raising the total recoveries in the country to 4,807.
During the six-day Eid al-Fitr holiday, which started on Sunday, the evening curfew in Egypt lasts for 13 hours instead of nine to maintain social distancing and avoid gatherings amid the increasing COVID-19 infections.
After the Islamic holiday, the curfew will be reduced to 10 hours for two weeks and then, the government will consider from mid-June easing restrictions and gradually resuming several suspended activities.
Egypt has already started easing restrictions and gradually reopening services and offices that have been halted since mid-March amid the government's "coexistence plan" to maintain anti-coronavirus precautionary measures while resuming services, businesses and economic activities.
Egypt and China join hands in fighting COVID-19 through mutual support and exchange of medical aid and expertise.
The North African country has received three batches of medical aid from the Chinese government to help its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Enditem
