Egypt covid statistics & travel advice

The latest Covid-19 statistics on new cases and vaccine rollout in Egypt plus up-to-date travel advice and resources from government organisations and international agencies.

Vaccine rollout (%) Partially · Fully
- 25
- 15
New cases/100k 7-day · 14-day
- 5
- 12
Travel status Egypt · UK
- T
- ROW

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Egypt Covid-19 vaccine rollout

Below are the latest statistics on Covid-19 vaccinations in Egypt showing the number of people and percentage of the population who are partially and fully vaccinated.

As of 29/11/2021	Number of people	Percentage of population
Partially vaccinated	25,927,931	24.9%
Fully vaccinated	15,515,855	14.9%

The Covid-19 vaccination statistics for Egypt is provided by Our World in Data. Last updated on 29/11/21.

Egypt Covid-19 statistics - new cases

The figures below show the average numbers of new cases per 100,000 of population for Egypt recorded in the latest 7-day and 14-day period and the percentage difference from the week before, plus charts showing the numbers of new cases recorded over the past 10 weeks.

Week ending	7-day average	7-day weekly change	14-day average	14-day weekly change
2021-11-21	7.1	12.8%	13.5	6.5%
2021-11-28	5.3	-25.4%	12.5	-7.4%

New cases 7-day average

The 7-day average number of new Covid-19 cases per 100,000 of population for Egypt recorded over the past 10 weeks.

4.6

5.1

5.5

5.9

6.3

7.1

5.3

26/09

03/10

10/10

17/10

24/10

31/10

07/11

14/11

21/11

28/11

New cases 14-day average

The 14-day average number of new Covid-19 cases per 100,000 of population for Egypt recorded over the past 10 weeks.

8.5

9.6

10.5

11.4

11.9

12.3

12.6

13.5

12.5

26/09

03/10

10/10

17/10

24/10

31/10

07/11

14/11

21/11

28/11

The number of newly recorded cases per 100,000 of population for Egypt is provided by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and is updated weekly.

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Egypt coronavirus live updates

Travel advice for Egypt - UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
Coronavirus timeline in Egypt - Wikipedia - coronavirus update

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Egypt travel status

Below is the latest information on the travel and tourism status of Egypt including entry rules, pre-departure & in-destination Covid-19 testing and quarantine requirements plus current status on the UK travel list for returning to the UK.

Are there entry restrictions to Egypt due to the coronavirus?

Egypt is open for tourism from the UK.

Negative PCR test results or proof of full Covid-19 vaccination required for arrivals from the UK.

Destination status

O
Open for tourism
V
Vaccine passport accepted
T
Test required
QV
Quarantine excl. vaccinated
TQV
Test + quarantine excl. vaccinated
V+
Fully vaccinated only
T+Q
Test + quarantine required
Q
Quarantine required
C/B
Closed for tourism/Travel ban

Do I need to quarantine in the UK if I travel from Egypt?

Egypt is on the ROW list in the UK.

Fully vaccinated & under 18s - No quarantine in the UK is required. No pre-departure test is needed. A lateral flow test on or before day 2 back in the UK.

Not fully vaccinated - Quarantine at home for 10 days when arriving in the UK. Pre-departure test in Egypt is required as well as PCR tests on days 2 & 8 in the UK while in quarantine. Test to Release scheme can be used in England on day 5 to shorten quarantine period.