The Egyptian Health Ministry confirmed on Monday that all the Egyptian pilgrims who have arrived in Saudi Arabia are in a good health, denying they suffered from any epidemics or serious diseases.

In a statement, spokesman for the ministry Hossan Abdel Ghafar said 762 pilgrims, including 566 in Mecca and 196 in Madina, converged on the Egyptian Medical Mission's makeshift clinics till now and that only 11 of them were admitted to hospitals.

Five of them checked out while six others are still under medical examination, he added.

There are no deaths reported among the pilgrims till now, he said.

Ahead of the hajj season, the ministry announced that it established 35 makeshift medical clinics comprising 350 doctors and nurses to provide healthcare services for Egyptian pilgrims.

Source: AFP