perosn injured, 8 fainted on first day of elections' runoffs

A person was injured and eight others fainted on the first day of the parliamentary elections' runoffs on Tuesday, the Health Ministry said.

The ministry added in a statement that a person was injured when he fell down at a polling station in Shubra Al Khaimah and his right arm was broken.

The eight cases ranged from faints, hypertension to exhaustion, the ministry said.

Seven cases were rushed to hospital, with another person who received treatment in the scene, it added.

The second round of parliamentary elections, held on Tuesday and Wednesday, covers the 13 governorates of Cairo, Qalioubiya, Daqahliya, Menoufiya, Gharbiya, Kafr el Sheikh, Sharqiya, Damietta, Port Said, Ismailia, Suez, North Sinai and South Sinai.

Some 27.5 million voters are eligible to cast their vote in the second round compared to 25.5 million in the first stage.

Sources: MENA