- 1. How many PCR tests had been conducted in Egypt by March 25?
A) 25,000
B) 55,000
C) 90,000
D) 105,000
- 2. How many PCR tests had been conducted in Egypt by April 17?
A) 90,000
B) 25,000
C) 105,000
D) 55,000
- 3. How many PCR tests had been conducted in Egypt by April 23?
A) 25,000
B) 90,000
C) 105,000
D) 55,000
- 4. How many PCR tests had been conducted in Egypt by May 9?
A) 90,000
B) 105,000
C) 25,000
D) 55,000
- 5. Approximately how many pieces of PCR testing equipment did Egypt have dispersed across the country?
A) Less than 20
B) Exactly 100
C) Over 500
D) More than 40
- 6. What have foreign media outlets reported regarding individuals in Egypt during the pandemic?
A) Mass vaccination campaigns
B) Voluntary quarantine programs
C) Arrests for allegedly spreading false information
D) Recognition for medical breakthroughs
- 7. Which university's specialists estimated the number of COVID-19 cases in Egypt to be between 6,270 and 45,070 in March 2020?
A) University of Toronto
B) Cairo University
C) Harvard University
D) University of Oxford
- 8. What was the official count of COVID-19 cases in Egypt at the time the University of Toronto study suggested much higher numbers?
A) 5,241
B) 710
C) 71,145
D) 126
- 9. How did the Egyptian Ministry of Health respond to the University of Toronto's case estimates?
A) Publicly apologized for the undercount
B) Dismissed them as completely false
C) Requested further study
D) Accepted them as accurate
- 10. What action was taken against The Guardian reporter who wrote about the projected COVID-19 figures?
A) Awarded a journalistic prize
B) Asked to lead the health ministry
C) Accreditation was revoked
D) Offered a government position
- 11. Who warned a New York Times reporter for reporting on the projected COVID-19 figures?
A) The University of Toronto
B) The Ministry of Higher Education
C) The World Health Organization
D) State Information Service (SIS)
- 12. According to the paper co-authored by Health Minister Hala Zaid, what was the potential range of cases by March 31, 2020?
A) 10,000 to 20,000
B) 71,145 to 100,000
C) 710 to 5,241
D) 6,270 to 45,070
- 13. Who suggested on 21 May 2020 that the true number of cases might have been at least 71,145?
A) The New York Times reporter
B) Khaled Abdel Ghaffar
C) The Guardian reporter
D) Hala Zaid
- 14. What title does Khaled Abdel Ghaffar hold?
A) University of Toronto researcher
B) Head of the State Information Service
C) Minister of Health
D) Minister of Higher Education
- 15. What did the research paper co-authored by Egyptian scientists suggest regarding official case numbers?
A) That some underestimation may have taken place
B) That the pandemic had ended in March
C) That the official numbers were entirely accurate
D) That the numbers were exaggerated
- 16. In which month of 2021 was Egypt experiencing the third wave of the coronavirus?
A) May
B) March
C) June
D) April
- 17. By what percentage did Egypt's tourism revenue plunge in 2020?
A) 30%
B) 70%
C) 80%
D) 50%
- 18. How many tourists visited Egypt in 2019?
A) 15 million
B) 10 million
C) 3.5 million
D) 13.1 million
- 19. What amount of lost tourism revenue did Egypt aim to regain in 2021?
A) $10–12 billion
B) $6–7 billion
C) $1–2 billion
D) $3–4 billion
- 20. How many reported cases were there in Egypt in April 2021?
A) 25,000
B) 34,066
C) 27,845
D) 18,632
- 21. What was the total number of reported COVID-19 cases in Egypt by the end of April 2021?
A) 281,282
B) 228,584
C) 200,000
D) 262,650
- 22. How many active COVID-19 cases were in Egypt at the end of April 2021?
A) 53,729
B) 55,442
C) 43,640
D) 30,000
- 23. How many reported cases were there in Egypt in May 2021?
A) 27,845
B) 40,000
C) 18,632
D) 34,066
- 24. What was the total number of reported COVID-19 cases in Egypt by the end of May 2021?
A) 262,650
B) 281,282
C) 300,000
D) 228,584
- 25. What was the reported death toll in Egypt by the end of May 2021?
A) 12,000
B) 13,402
C) 15,096
D) 16,169
- 26. How many reported cases were there in Egypt in June 2021?
A) 27,845
B) 18,632
C) 20,000
D) 34,066
- 27. What was the total number of reported COVID-19 cases in Egypt by the end of June 2021?
A) 300,000
B) 228,584
C) 281,282
D) 262,650
- 28. What was the reported death toll in Egypt by the end of June 2021?
A) 13,402
B) 18,000
C) 16,169
D) 15,096
- 29. How many active COVID-19 cases were in Egypt at the end of June 2021?
A) 43,640
B) 40,000
C) 55,442
D) 53,729
- 30. What was the reported number of recovered patients in Egypt at the end of April 2021?
A) 211,384
B) 192,112
C) 150,000
D) 171,542
- 31. How many total reported cases were there in Egypt by the end of April?
A) 4827
B) 1000
C) 5537
D) 6037
- 32. What was the total death toll in Egypt at the end of May?
A) 5537
B) 959
C) 2953
D) 392
- 33. How many new cases were reported in Egypt during the month of June?
A) 25767
B) 19448
C) 68311
D) 43326
- 34. What was the total number of cases in Egypt by the end of July?
A) 103079
B) 94078
C) 68311
D) 98939
- 35. By how much did the death toll increase in August?
A) 1000
B) 5914
C) 616
D) 2953
- 36. What was the total number of reported cases by the end of September?
A) 94078
B) 98939
C) 107555
D) 103079
- 37. How many active cases were there in Egypt at the end of October?
A) 18326
B) 46898
C) 6543
D) 1837
- 38. When did Egypt receive its first shipment of 50,000 doses of the Sinopharm vaccine?
A) 23 February
B) 31 March
C) 31 January
D) 10 December
- 39. When did 50,000 doses of AstraZeneca's Covishield vaccine arrive in Egypt?
A) 23 February
B) 31 January
C) 10 December
D) 31 March
- 40. What was the total number of reported cases in Egypt by the end of March 2021?
A) 138,062
B) 200,739
C) 165,951
D) 182,424
- 41. What event was permitted in authorized mosques on March 31, 2021?
A) Large weddings
B) Prayers during Ramadan
C) Sports competitions
D) Concerts
- 42. When was the COVID-19 pandemic confirmed to have reached Egypt?
A) 12 January 2020
B) 1 March 2020
C) 31 December 2019
D) 14 February 2020
- 43. What is the name of the virus that causes COVID-19?
A) SARS-CoV-1
B) MERS-CoV
C) H1N1
D) SARS-CoV-2
- 44. Where was the first COVID-19 case in Egypt detected?
A) Hurghada
B) Tanta
C) Cairo International Airport
D) Alexandria
- 45. On what date did the Egyptian cabinet deny rumors of covering up COVID-19 cases?
A) 2 March
B) 14 February
C) 1 March
D) 28 February
- 46. Who was the first German fatality from COVID-19 in Egypt?
A) A 75-year-old resident
B) A 30-year-old tourist
C) A 60-year-old citizen
D) A hotel worker
- 47. Which country banned all arrivals from Egypt on 1 March 2020?
A) France
B) Kuwait
C) Qatar
D) Tunisia
- 48. What happened on 21 March regarding religious institutions in Egypt?
A) Mosques and churches were closed
B) All religious activities were moved outdoors
C) Religious services were limited to 10 people
D) Mosques remained open but churches closed
- 49. How many confirmed cases did the WHO report in Egypt on 9 March?
A) 256
B) 20
C) 710
D) 56
- 50. What was the reported total number of deaths in Egypt by 31 March 2020?
A) 7
B) 8
C) 14
D) 46
- 51. Which entity produced the Sinovac vaccine in Egypt?
A) WHO Egypt
B) The Egyptian Army
C) Ministry of Health
D) VACSERA
- 52. Which month saw 16,083 new reported COVID-19 cases?
A) July
B) September
C) August
D) October
- 53. In which month did the total number of reported cases first exceed 500,000?
A) March 2022
B) February 2022
C) December 2021
D) January 2022
- 54. What was the reported death toll in Egypt at the end of March 2022?
A) 24,417
B) 21,752
C) 24,040
D) 22,604
- 55. How many reported cases were there in February 2022?
A) 38,113
B) 58,560
C) 26,997
D) 23,016
- 56. How many active cases were there at the end of January 2022?
A) 43,260
B) 46,341
C) 46,047
D) 44,810
- 57. What was the total number of recovered patients by the end of December 2021?
A) 278,267
B) 256,886
C) 320,563
D) 297,536
- 58. What was the total death toll at the end of November 2021?
A) 20,474
B) 17,331
C) 21,752
D) 18,651
- 59. How many total reported cases were there in Egypt at the end of April?
A) 442,182
B) 48,850
C) 515,667
D) 515,645
- 60. How many active cases remained in Egypt at the end of April?
A) 442,182
B) 45,342
C) 24,613
D) 48,850
- 61. How many new cases were reported in Egypt during the month of May?
A) 12
B) 10,381
C) 22
D) 45
- 62. How many recovered patients were reported in Egypt at the end of May?
A) 445,701
B) 48,850
C) 515,667
D) 442,182
- 63. What was the reported source of the virus on the cruise ship?
A) A local dock worker
B) An American male tourist
C) A Taiwanese-American female tourist
D) An Egyptian staff member
- 64. How many people on the cruise ship tested positive for the virus by 7 March?
A) 97
B) 12
C) 45
D) 515
- 65. What was the status of the cruise ship on 7 March?
A) Sinking in the Nile
B) Evacuated completely
C) Placed in quarantine at a dock in Luxor
D) Sailing to Aswan
- 66. Approximately how many cases were traced to travel from Egypt by the end of February 2020?
A) 45
B) 12
C) At least 97
D) 515
- 67. What type of tests did the Egyptian government opt to use instead of the globally-accepted PCR test?
A) Genetic sequencing tests
B) Antigen tests
C) Molecular tests
D) Antibody tests
- 68. Under what condition were healthcare workers in Egypt allowed to take a PCR test?
A) Immediately upon showing symptoms
B) Upon request by a supervisor
C) Before starting their first shift
D) Only after testing positive on an antibody test
- 69. What report alleged that parliamentarians and their families received preferential treatment for vaccines?
A) Mada Masr
B) Amnesty International
C) Human Rights Watch
D) The World Health Organization
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