CAIRO, April 28 (Xinhua) -- The Egyptian government has been working to ensure that the lives of migrants and refugees are not subject to any direct effects of the COVID-19 outbreak, Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said on Tuesday.
"Egypt continued to ensure that the refugees are included in the support provided by the health care system," Shoukry told a visual conference about the coronavirus repercussions on the refugees.
Shoukry stressed that no measures were taken to repatriate the migrants to their countries.
The foreign minister reiterated Egypt has always been a country of destination and transit for refugees and asylum seekers for many years, adding that the North African country hosts about 5 million refugees.
Shoukry highlighted the ongoing cooperation with the UN organizations to provide essential and health care services for the refugees in Egypt. Enditem
