Prof. Dr. Mahmoud El-Metini, President of Ain Shams University, issued a decision banning entry to the university campus and all institutes, units and departments without wearing a muzzle, as of 10/17/2020, provided that the decision is applied to faculty members in all colleges and institutes, and employees of all faculties, institutes, departments and units. It also applies to all students in all faculties and institutes, with the university security department mandating to implement the decision, and assigning a committee headed by the dean of each faculty or institute and the membership of the college or institute's vice president for community service and environmental development, and whoever the dean nominates for membership of the committee will follow up the implementation with firmness and accuracy.

His Excellency authorized the deans of faculties and institutes to impose the following penalties in case of violating the instructions, which is a warning for the first time, and an intensification of the penalty in case of repeated violation.