coronavirus (COVID-19)
Egypt’s mask mandate and immediate fine system explained
Egypt
January 4, 2021
Egypt’s mask mandate and immediate fine system explained
On Sunday, the Egyptian government rolled out its campaign to collect immediate fines from violators of the state’s coronavirus precautionary…
MP elect says Sharqiya hospital deaths due to negligence, lack of oxygen
Egypt
January 4, 2021
MP elect says Sharqiya hospital deaths due to negligence, lack of oxygen
Sharqiya Governorate’s MP elect el-Sayed Rahmo announced that the death of five coronavirus patients at a hospital in Sharqiya on…
As Saudi airspace reopens, EgyptAir travelers allowed to reschedule bookings
Travel
January 4, 2021
As Saudi airspace reopens, EgyptAir travelers allowed to reschedule bookings
Following a two-week travel ban in and out of Saudi Arabia, EgyptAir announced on Sunday that passengers who missed flights…
Egypt’s second wave rolls on, with 1,309 more cases on Sunday
Egypt
January 4, 2021
Egypt’s second wave rolls on, with 1,309 more cases on Sunday
Egypt’s Health Ministry on Sunday confirmed 1,309 new coronavirus cases and 64 virus-related deaths. The ministry also announced 418 recovered…
AMAY takes a look: are the Egyptian government’s new fines on unmasked riders and shoppers effective?
Egypt
January 3, 2021
AMAY takes a look: are the Egyptian government’s new fines on unmasked riders and shoppers effective?
Starting Sunday, all unmasked riders, shoppers, and public space-dwellers in Egypt are subject to a fine if they are caught…
Stricter lockdown restriction likely on the way, says UK PM Johnson
World
January 3, 2021
Stricter lockdown restriction likely on the way, says UK PM Johnson
LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday that tougher lockdown restrictions were probably on the way as…
Pope criticises people going on holiday to flee COVID lockdowns
World
January 3, 2021
Pope criticises people going on holiday to flee COVID lockdowns
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis condemned on Sunday people who had gone abroad on holiday to escape coronavirus lockdowns,…
Egypt’s Health Minister: COVID-19 vaccine rollout to begin by 3rd week of January
Egypt
January 3, 2021
Egypt’s Health Minister: COVID-19 vaccine rollout to begin by 3rd week of January
The Egyptian Health and Population Minister Hala Zayed said on Saturday that Egypt’s COVID-19 vaccine campaign will begin during the…
Four COVID-19 patients die in Egypt due to alleged lack of oxygen
Egypt
January 3, 2021
Four COVID-19 patients die in Egypt due to alleged lack of oxygen
As the country battles with a harsh second wave, four patients with coronavirus died in Egypt on Saturday in the…
2020’s alternative universe is not going away
World
January 3, 2021
2020’s alternative universe is not going away
At a recent Saturday protest outside London’s Stratford train station — comprised of bindi-wearing hippies, conspiracy theorists in balaclavas, and…