The Egyptian health minister's assistant for medical insurance affairs and the head of the minister's technical office Dr. Niven El-Nahas has tested positive for the coronavirus and has been taken to Abu Khalifa quarantine hospital in Ismailia, the hospital said on Monday. El-Nahas was already in self-isolation at home after showing COVID-19 symptoms when she tested positive. Abu Khalifa hospital stated that her condition is stable and she is currently receiving treatment in the VIP section of the hospital. Egypt has recorded 9,746 cases of coronavirus so far, including 2,172 fully recovered patients and 533 fatalities.