Public service announcements on Egyptian TV pay tribute to Egypt's so-called White Army of nurses and doctors, hailing them as heroes. But the medical personnel on the front lines in Egypt's fight against the COVID-19 pandemic are speaking out against negligence in public hospitals and how the health system is ill-prepared to deal with the coronavirus. They lament the lack of testing and say a shortage in medical supplies and protective gear is endangering their lives and their families' lives.
On social media, some health practitioners have accused hospital administrators and the authorities of covering up the extent of the outbreak to prevent public panic.
