1. Providing the stadiums, in which the tournament will be held, with the necessary equipment, technical requirements, communication and information technology services, in line with international standards.

2. Providing the necessary technology to host the tournament.

3. Reviewing all engineering arrangements to prepare communication networks for the new halls that are being built in accordance with the international standards of the International Federation.

4. Reviewing all the needs of the International Handball Federation and the Organizing Committee regarding devices, equipment, internet equipment, and communications infrastructure.

5. Equipping the stadiums with the latest global technologies, equipping press centers with computers, laptops, internet networks, and all logistical supplies including modern printers, copiers and screens with virtual display activities.

6. Providing wireless units distributed to the four halls equipped with a Wi-Fi network, in addition to providing Wi-Fi devices to provide internet services through 4G networks.

The Ministry of Health
The Ministry's plan is based on four axes:

1. Assessing risks: The Medical Commission will establish continuous monitoring and risk evaluation of the COVID-19 transmission level in all participating teams’ countries, apply routine quarantine procedures to all attendees and raise the level of precautionary measures. In addition, upon arrival, every stakeholder involved in the World Championship is required to undergo a rapid COVID-19 antigen test at the airport. Furthermore, on the arrival day, every stakeholder involved in the World Championship shall perform a PCR test at the hotel. These include regular PCR tests within every 72 hours.

2. Raising awareness: The Ministry of Health will carry out a number of activities to raise awareness by providing training materials and preventive guidance to all participants in the tournament, training all medical teams on the mechanisms of suspecting cases and reporting them, identifying points of contact in each hotel and for each team separately.  In this regard, the Ministry will, also, provide the scientific material in a way suitable for display on the visual advertisement screens, and train all work crews in hotels and stadiums as well as the administrative bodies participating in the tournament on precautionary measures, in addition to training the workers on safe waste removal, in the same way hazardous waste is handled. 

3. Applying precautionary measures: It includes fixing the work force that has direct contact with the sports missions in every hotel or stadium hosting any of the teams until its departure, as well as fixing the employment of all kinds in the form of fixed packages for each team during the whole period of the championship and thus limited to specific people, which limits the spread of infection and facilitates the follow-up process for contacts.

4. Applying the rules of physical distancing: Stadiums are divided into zones; each zone is coded by a different color and has specific preventive measures, and the individuals within each color zone are obligated to limit their movement within the area specified for them and to abide by the maximum number allowed. The rules of physical distancing, also, include not being crowded whether during training times or when attending official matches, in addition to maintaining safe distance at meetings, and in dining rooms, restrooms and residence rooms, and ensuring that the occupancy rate must not exceed than 25% to 50% of the capacity of theses arenas.  In terms of transportation, it is recommended to avoid crowding in buses, where the drivers and passengers should always wear a face mask and respect all hygiene guidelines. Also, the drivers and stakeholders must maintain a distance of 1.5m at all times (chessboard seating arrangement). If the buses have entrances in the centre or rear, these doors should be used, so that passengers can enter and exit, and keep sufficient distance to the driver. Every stakeholder must go through body temperature screening before boarding. All vehicles should be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected before and after every trip during the World Championship. Furthermore, different routes are provided to enter and exit halls and stadiums, besides ensuring good ventilation of all arenas, however open areas are preferred when available as a safe alternative. The procedures, also, include ensuring that all stakeholders participating in the World Championship must wear face masks in all closed premises (accommodation, training halls and arenas, means of transportation, etc.) at all times. Also, using disposable eating and drinking equipment is strongly recommended. Teams must bring their own towels, use their personal items and not share them with other persons. In addition, the Medical Commission will ensure that all surfaces throughout the premises are periodically cleaned and disinfected, provide all transmission control supplies and disinfectants, and warn about the importance of providing hand sanitizer in the various places where members of sports missions (hotels - restaurants - stadiums - buses - meeting rooms) are present at all times, and ensuring that effective and efficient disposable personal protective equipment such as masks, alcohol disinfectants and disposable gloves will be made available for all participants.

5. Activating the preventive crisis room to work 24/7 to receive reports first-hand from the governorates hosting the tournament.

6. Assigning a rapid response team in the event venues to deal immediately with suspected cases, and follow-up on people who contacted positive cases, ensuring the availability of appropriate isolation rooms in accommodation hotels, training and stadiums, and apply all infection control measures to them.

7. Implementing the electronic symptom surveillance system to activate the precautionary measures immediately, and when simple symptoms appear on one of the participants, the case is medically evaluated and a swab is made to conduct a PCR test, then the patient is isolated in his room at the hotel or in the isolation room designated for that, and the Ministry of Health and Population will be notified for coordination, and to follow up the contacts.

Other Services:

1. Everyone involved in the event on-site, including, all companies and their staff members, must comply with the applicable local and national law as well as the requirements of the present COVID-19 Medical Precaution Plan. These include regular PCR tests within every 72 hours (testing schedule to be fixed by IHF), a mandatory wearing of masks, keeping a safe distance and regular washing of hands. All broadcast professionals comply with state or local requirements such as the use of Plexiglass in the workplace.

2. Inform everyone working in the match hall of all requirements and prohibitions in sufficient time before the start of the match, and the medical team of the hall will ensure that all procedures are respected.

3. Reducing the number of media representatives and broadcasting staff members to the minimum depending on the capacity of the arena, and providing medical services for media representatives in the arenas.

4. The number of on-site staff members depends on: The applicable Egyptian law;  the working spaces available with appropriate hygiene measures, and the total number of people permitted in the zones in coordination with chapter 9.3 of ‘COVID-19 Medical Precaution Plan’.

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