{"id":232,"date":"2021-01-10T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-10T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/127.0.0.1:8081\/?page_id=218"},"modified":"2021-07-11T19:20:35","modified_gmt":"2021-07-11T19:20:35","slug":"covid-19-update-january-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/riad-riad.com\/covid-19-update-january-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Covid-19 Update \u2013 January 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>With the outbreak of the second wave of Covid-19 in Egypt, the government has issued a number of decisions and adopted certain measures to prevent the spread of virus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Banking Sector<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The Central Bank of Egypt (<abbr title=\"The Central Bank of Egypt\">CBE<\/abbr>) decided a number of measures aiming at facilitating online transactions and reducing dealings with cash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <abbr title=\"The Central Bank of Egypt\">CBE<\/abbr> issued a circular on 28 December 2020 to extend the exemptions form the banking fees and commissions for a period of (6) months starting 1st January 2021. The exemption applies on the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Local transfers in Egyptian Pounds.<\/li><li>Transfers and payments via mobile phones or between mobile phones and bank accounts.<\/li><li>Withdrawals from ATM machines.<\/li><li>Issuance of Virtual Card Number (VCN).<\/li><li>Issuance of \u201cContactless\u201d cards.<\/li><li>Contactless payments made by private sector traders.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Educational Sector<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Prime Minister announced on 31 December 2020 the following measures in relation to the educational year 2020-2021:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Postponement of the school and university exams which were scheduled to take place in January 2021.<\/li><li>Commencing the winter break earlier as of 16 January until 20 February 2021.<\/li><li>Resuming the academic year online with no physical attendance.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Social Distancing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>On 28 December, the Prime Minister has issued Decree No. 2701\/2020 adopting certain precautionary measures to prevent gatherings in large numbers. The decided measures included the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Banning New Year celebrations, events or festivals in gatherings whether in hotels, touristic places or elsewhere.<\/li><li>Banning weddings parties, special occasions and gatherings in closed halls, tents, mosques and churches. Weddings and other occasions shall be held in open areas only with a limited number of guests and after taking the precautionary measures.<\/li><li>Banning students\u2019 gatherings for educational purposes in any places, centers or establishments not licensed by competent authorities.<\/li><li>Emphasizing the importance of wearing face masks and obliging public places not to allow entrance of anyone who is not wearing a mask. Public places here includes all means of transportation, closed public places, open-air areas where social distancing is difficult to apply such as companies, governmental entities, houses of worship, malls, sporting clubs, hotels, theaters, cinemas, schools, universities, educational institutions\u2026etc.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The following penalties will apply on violations of the above measures:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>A fine of EGP 150 on whoever is not wearing a mask in a public place and on any person who is in charge of applying the measures decided under the Decree.<\/li><li>A fine of EGP 4,000 and\/or imprisonment of no more than six months on responsible managers of hotels, touristic places or houses of worship who violate the provisions of the Decree.<\/li><li>The violating establishment will also be exposed to administrative closure.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information please contact <a href=\"https:\/\/riad-riad.com\/index.php\/attorney\/dr-eman-riad\/\" data-type=\"attorney\" data-id=\"218\"><strong>Dr. Eman Riad<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/riad-riad.com\/index.php\/attorney\/ahmed-waheed-2\/\" data-type=\"attorney\" data-id=\"1247\"><strong>Heba El-Abd<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the outbreak of the second wave of Covid-19 in Egypt, the government has issued a number of decisions and adopted certain measures to prevent the spread of virus.<\/p>\n<h6>Banking Sector<\/h6>\n<p>\nThe Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) decided a number of measures aiming at facilitating online transactions and reducing dealings with cash.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2102,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[36],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - 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