coronavirus (COVID-19)
Egypt’s youngest coronavirus patient transferred from incubator to quarantine
Egypt
April 30, 2020
Egypt’s youngest coronavirus patient transferred from incubator to quarantine
Doctors at Egypt’s Minya al-Nasr Hospital in the Daqahlia Governorate on Thursday transferred a 37-day-old infant from an incubator to…
Pandemic: Less air pollution means thousands fewer die
World
April 30, 2020
Pandemic: Less air pollution means thousands fewer die
There will be 11,000 fewer deaths in European countries under coronavirus lockdown due to a sharp drop in fossil fuel…
Nurses at Mansoura hospital strike to demand coronavirus testing
Egypt
April 30, 2020
Nurses at Mansoura hospital strike to demand coronavirus testing
Nurses at Mansoura Health Insurance Hospital went on strike on Tuesday after the Egyptian Health Ministry refused to test them…
Sailors become biggest cluster of infections in Sri Lanka
World
April 30, 2020
Sailors become biggest cluster of infections in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sailors at a Sri Lankan naval base have become the biggest cluster of coronavirus infections…
Qatar Petroleum plans job and cost cuts amid market downturn: sources
Business
April 30, 2020
Qatar Petroleum plans job and cost cuts amid market downturn: sources
LONDON/DUBAI (Reuters) — Qatar Petroleum, one of the world’s biggest energy companies, plans a new wave of job cuts and…
Anti-viral drug remdesivir offers promising results for coronavirus treatment
Science
April 30, 2020
Anti-viral drug remdesivir offers promising results for coronavirus treatment
Director of the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Anthony S. Fauci said on Wednesday that the…
Pope Tawadros II sets new limits on attendance for wedding wreath ceremonies
Egypt
April 30, 2020
Pope Tawadros II sets new limits on attendance for wedding wreath ceremonies
Pope Tawadros II of Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church on Wednesday instituted new rules limiting attendance during wedding wreaths ceremonies, whether the…
European economy suffers record drop amid pandemic
Economy
April 30, 2020
European economy suffers record drop amid pandemic
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European economy shrank by a record 3.8 percent in the first quarter as business activity…
As virus cases surge, Brazil starts to worry its neighbors
World
April 30, 2020
As virus cases surge, Brazil starts to worry its neighbors
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Brazil’s virtually uncontrolled surge of COVID-19 cases is spawning fear that construction workers, truck drivers…
Egypt obtains advanced early diagnostic devices to detect coronavirus
Egypt
April 30, 2020
Egypt obtains advanced early diagnostic devices to detect coronavirus
Egypt’s Ambassador to Vienna and its permanent representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Omar Amer announced on Wednesday…