The Ministry of Supply and Internal Trading declared a state of emergency in preparation for Easter by forming a central operations room in the ministry to provide the needs of the citizens of food commodities and intensify inspection campaigns of markets. Minister of Supply Khaled Hanafi said he canceled all vacations for inspectors except in case of necessity, so as to intensify inspection campaigns on public and private markets. He added that the ministry's campaigns will search for the expired goods and control commercial fraud phenomena.