The Egyptian businessman Najīb Sāwīris caused controversy on social media after he had made statements regarding the Coronavirus. In a TV interview the CEO of the Orascom Telecom Media said that the economy needs to return to its natural state as quickly as possible and he demanded that workers return to work immediately after the two-week curfew that was imposed by the Egyptian government. Not doing so would create economic damage according to Sāwīris. He added that the Egyptian government will not be able to compensate everyone for their financial losses and this in turn will lead to more crimes and suicide.