coronavirus
Chinese Ambassador to Cairo: We’ll provide vaccines to developing countries at low prices
Health & Fitness
December 30, 2020
Chinese Ambassador to Cairo: We’ll provide vaccines to developing countries at low prices
The Chinese ambassador to Cairo Liao Liqiang announced Tuesday that his country will provide coronavirus vaccines to developing nations via…
Egypt allows judicial officers to enforce tickets against violators of coronavirus measures
Egypt
December 30, 2020
Egypt allows judicial officers to enforce tickets against violators of coronavirus measures
Egypt’s Justice Minister Omar Marwan issued a decree on Tuesday to enable judicial officers with law enforcement authorities to issue…
Egypt confirms 1,333 new coronavirus cases, total now 135,233
Egypt
December 30, 2020
Egypt confirms 1,333 new coronavirus cases, total now 135,233
Egypt’s Health Ministry on Tuesday confirmed 1,333 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country’s total tally up to 135,233, ministry spokesperson…
UK approves use of 2nd COVID-19 vaccine with easier storage
World
December 30, 2020
UK approves use of 2nd COVID-19 vaccine with easier storage
LONDON (AP) — Britain on Wednesday authorized emergency use of a second COVID-19 vaccine, becoming the first country to greenlight…
Seven mosques in Damietta shut down over violating precautionary measures
Egypt
December 30, 2020
Seven mosques in Damietta shut down over violating precautionary measures
The Damietta City Endowments Directorate has closed seven mosques for violating coronavirus precautionary measures as per the Minister of Endowments’s…
Cairo Opera House cancels end-of-year concerts due to coronavirus
Culture
December 30, 2020
Cairo Opera House cancels end-of-year concerts due to coronavirus
The Cairo Opera House has canceled concerts scheduled for December 30 and 31 in its Cairo, Alexandria, and Damanhour theaters…
US detects first case of COVID-19 variant as Biden offers gloomy vaccine outlook
World
December 30, 2020
US detects first case of COVID-19 variant as Biden offers gloomy vaccine outlook
WILMINGTON, Del./DENVER (Reuters) – The first known US case of a highly infectious coronavirus variant discovered in Britain was detected…
China clamps down in hidden hunt for coronavirus origins
World
December 30, 2020
China clamps down in hidden hunt for coronavirus origins
MOJIANG, China (AP) — Deep in the lush mountain valleys of southern China lies the entrance to a mine shaft…
Iranian women’s group empowers amid pandemic by making masks
Middle East
December 29, 2020
Iranian women’s group empowers amid pandemic by making masks
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — As the coronavirus pandemic ravages Iran, home to the Mideast’s worst outbreak, a women’s group hopes…
The Latest: S Korea reports biggest daily death toll so far
World
December 29, 2020
The Latest: S Korea reports biggest daily death toll so far
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea says 40 more coronavirus patients have died in the past 24 hours, the highest…