Major projects suspended due to outbreak of Covid 19.

Posted on April 17, 2020

About 90% of project put on hold as precautionary measure Decision was taken when 20 construction workers were found to be affected by Covid-19 Two weeks compulsory leave, with a possible extension have been offered to these affected workers Due to stoppage in construction activities inauguration of Big project has been postponed Project such as Cairo’s western new administrative capital city has been postponed along with shifting of civil servants into it until 2021 Inauguration of western Al-Alamein city have been postponed for 2021 The government has also postponed the launch of other large building projects, which includes the Grand Egyptian Museum and the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization to next year Major electronics’ factories such as Samsung Electronics and Toshiba Al-Arabi also shut operation as confirmed infection cases were reported