The Health Ministry is meeting today with representatives from private hospitals and the Federation of Egyptian Industries’ (FEI) healthcare division to discuss procedures for the punitive closures, Al Borsa reports. The discussion will focus on hospitals found to be in violation of a government decision requiring hospitals to offer medical treatment to emergency cases for 48 hours without charge. The meeting comes after the FEI’s healthcare division issued on Sunday a sharp warning to the Health Ministry against the arbitrary closure of hospitals without granting a legally-required 30-day grace period to address any violations.

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