The Global COVID-19 Index (GCI) - Egypt Dashboard

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Country Rank

76

Egypt

Recovery Rank for 184 countries/regions

COVID-19 Recovery Rating

3

Recovery Index
54.49
(Out of 100)

(100 = Best, 0 = Worst)

COVID-19 Severity Rating

1

Severity Index
26.34
(Out of 100)

(0 = Best, 100 = Worst)

Stringency Rating

52.17

(100 = Strictest Measures, 0 = No Measures)

Population

100,388,073

(Medium Density)

GNI per capita (US$)

2800

(Lower middle income)

COVID-19 Recovery Rating Guide

5	Countries who have made the most progress in curtailing the spread of the pandemic and can be used as examples of best practices (Relative Rating)
4
3
2	Countries who are struggling to cope with the crisis and who may need to consider maintaining stringent non-pharmaceutical measures (Relative Rating)
1

COVID-19 Severity Rating Guide

1	Countries who are coping with the crisis with a low percentage of infections and resulting deaths per population (Relative Rating)
2
3	Countries who may be overwhelmed by the crisis with a high percentage of infections and resulting deaths per population (Relative Rating)
4
5

Travel Advisory

Egypt - published 18.09.2020

1. Flights to Egypt restarted. 2. A completed "Public Health Card" must be presented to immigration upon arrival. 3. Passengers arriving from Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China (People's Rep.), Colombia, Ecuador, France, Germany, Guyana, Japan, Mexico, New-Zealand, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Thailand, USA, United Kingdom, Uruguay or Venezuela must have a medical certificate with a negative Coronavirus (COVID-19) RT-PCR test result. The test must have been taken at most 96 hours before departure of the last direct flight to Egypt. The medical certificate must be issued and stamped by an accredited laboratory, it must indicate the type of sample taken for the swab and must be in Arabic or English. - This does not apply to passengers younger than 6 years. 4. Passengers arriving from any other country must have a medical certificate with a negative Coronavirus (COVID-19) RT-PCR test result. The test must have been taken at most 72 hours before departure of the last direct flight to Egypt. The medical certificate must be issued and stamped by an accredited laboratory, it must indicate the type of sample taken for the swab and must be in Arabic or English. - This does not apply to passengers younger than 6 years. 5. Passengers arriving at Hurghada (HRG), Marsa Alam (RMF), Sharm El Sheikh (SSH) or Taba (TCP) without a negative Coronavirus (COVID-19) PCR test result are subject to a PCR test on arrival at their own expense.

Travel Advisory information provided and published with permission by IATA.

1. Flights to Egypt restarted.

2. A completed "Public Health Card" must be presented to immigration upon arrival.

3. Passengers arriving from Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China (People's Rep.), Colombia, Ecuador, France, Germany, Guyana, Japan, Mexico, New-Zealand,
Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Thailand, USA, United Kingdom, Uruguay or Venezuela must have a medical certificate with a negative Coronavirus (COVID-19) RT-PCR test result. The test
must have been taken at most 96 hours before departure of the last direct flight to Egypt. The medical certificate must be issued and stamped by an accredited laboratory, it must
indicate the type of sample taken for the swab and must be in Arabic or English. - This does not apply to passengers younger than 6 years.

4. Passengers arriving from any other country must have a medical certificate with a negative Coronavirus (COVID-19) RT-PCR test result. The test must have been taken at most 72
hours before departure of the last direct flight to Egypt. The medical certificate must be issued and stamped by an accredited laboratory, it must indicate the type of sample taken
for the swab and must be in Arabic or English. - This does not apply to passengers younger than 6 years.

5. Passengers arriving at Hurghada (HRG), Marsa Alam (RMF), Sharm El Sheikh (SSH) or Taba (TCP) without a negative Coronavirus (COVID-19) PCR test result are subject to a PCR test
on arrival at their own expense.

Travel Advisory information provided and published with permission by IATA.

Egypt Infection Trend

How can you tell if a curve is really flattening?

The number of daily confirmed cases has been used as an estimation of how severe the COVID-19 situation is in a given country. However, we’ve found that focusing on the country’s cumulative number of active cases gives a clearer picture of whether the infection curve is flattening.

Countries with Similar Characteristics

This table is generated by a GCI-developed tool to match countries based on their similar characteristics such as population, population density, income and climate.

Country	Recovery Index	Population	Density	GNI per capita	Average Temperature since First Case (Celsius)	Match%
Egypt	54.49	100,388,073	Medium Density	Lower middle income	21-25 deg
Tanzania	35.78	58,005,463	Medium Density	Lower middle income	21-25 deg	100%
Kenya	50.71	52,573,973	Medium Density	Lower middle income	26-30 deg	85%
Myanmar	42.70	54,045,420	Medium Density	Lower middle income	26-30 deg	85%
Congo Democratic Republic	57.11	86,790,567	Medium Density	Low income	26-30 deg	60%
France	27.23	67,059,887	Medium Density	High income	< 10 deg	60%
Germany	73.00	83,132,799	Medium Density	High income	< 10 deg	60%
Iran	54.43	82,913,906	Medium Density	Upper middle income	11-20 deg	60%
Italy	55.64	60,297,396	Medium Density	High income	< 10 deg	60%
South Africa	56.83	58,558,270	Medium Density	Upper middle income	11-20 deg	60%
Thailand	82.43	69,625,582	Medium Density	Upper middle income	26-30 deg	60%

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