Cairo had previously announced that unvaccinated employees would not be allowed to enter government facilities after Nov. 15 without having a weekly PCR test The Ministry of Higher Education also announced that students would not be allowed to enter universities without proof of vaccination or a weekly PCR test CAIRO: As of Dec. 1, Egyptian government departments will not serve any citizen who has not had at least the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, said government spokesman Nader Saad. Cairo had previously announced that unvaccinated employees would not be allowed to enter government facilities after Nov. 15 without having a weekly PCR test. The Ministry of Higher Education also announced that students would not be allowed to enter universities without proof of vaccination or a weekly PCR test. Saad said 25 million citizens have received their first dose, and 12 million have received their second. He added that the government has pledged to vaccinate 40 percent of eligible citizens by the end of the year. He said Egypt currently has 34 million unused doses, and there will soon be more medical teams in place to speed up the vaccination process. The total number of COVID-19 cases in Egypt has reached 332,889, of which 279,823 have recovered.