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The next question was what has changed, Following up, the students were asked
from their point of view, that has made how do you evaluate how the Egyptian
countries and peoples less concerned and government is dealing with the pandemic
afraid of the pandemic now, than they right now in Egypt, after the virus has
were in early 2020 during the beginning of gotten out of control once again? And

the pandemic? The interviewees had what can they do in order to ameliorate
plenty of reasons, on top of them was the the situation? There was a clear division of
fact that we are now more aware of the views over this matter, as some students
virus, its dimensions, what triggers it and believe that the pandemic is a huge
what doesn’t; The findings and challenge, and the government is trying its
recommendations of governments and very best; there’s just any more that they
international organizations, such as the could do at this point, and the country
World Health Organization, played a huge cannot afford any other economic
role in raising the awareness. Adding up, implications resulting from another
the pandemic lasting for as long as 2 lockdown. On the other hand, others
years, with no end to be expected anytime expressed their opposition of the strategy
soon, has made people bored, and their followed by the Egyptian government, as
desires to continue the lockdowns and they believe that they should control the
implementing the severe safety measures situation a lot more, especially with the
have declined. The high recovery rates of boom of the new variance “Omicron”; In
infected patients have also really other words, they expressed that the
contributed in making people a lot more government is basically “lazy” of protecting

reassured. And most importantly, the its citizens, as they should take far more
availability of the vaccines have become stricter measures to contain the situation,
available, apart from the false belief that including enforcing another lockdown,
they prevent infections, have really aided holding online exams for both school and
in containing the situation and making college students and impose stronger
people feel safe. laws regarding gatherings.

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Vol.1, Issue 40, February 2022
Vol.1, Issue 40, February 2022