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Egypt confirms one new death, 40 additional coronavirus cases as total reaches 442
Egypt
March 25, 2020
Egypt confirms one new death, 40 additional coronavirus cases as total reaches 442
Egypt confirmed on Wednesday 40 new coronavirus cases and one additional death, bringing its total number of cases to 442.…
Authorities shut down popular Cairo markets to prevent overcrowding
Egypt
March 24, 2020
Authorities shut down popular Cairo markets to prevent overcrowding
Cairo police and local authorities launched a crackdown on street vendors at the Ataba and al-Mosky markets, following orders from…
Egypt’s Interior Ministry denies imposing curfew starting Monday
Egypt
March 23, 2020
Egypt’s Interior Ministry denies imposing curfew starting Monday
The Ministry of Interior’s information center has denied that it would begin imposing a curfew starting on Monday. A fraudulent…
Private hospital in Giza shuts down after doctor catches coronavirus
Egypt
March 23, 2020
Private hospital in Giza shuts down after doctor catches coronavirus
The private Shorouk hospital in Giza’s al-Haram district announced on Facebook that it would be closing temporarily and cooperating with…
Egypt slams Guardian report claiming the number of coronavirus cases surpasses 19,000
Egypt
March 17, 2020
Egypt slams Guardian report claiming the number of coronavirus cases surpasses 19,000
Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population has slammed a report by the Guardian claiming that the number of coronavirus cases…
Hong Kong political rivals woo voters with free face masks
World
March 16, 2020
Hong Kong political rivals woo voters with free face masks
Hong Kong’s rival political camps have embraced a new tactic to woo potential voters as the city hunkers down during…
Media adviser for PM denies Egypt under curfew Tuesday
Egypt
March 16, 2020
Media adviser for PM denies Egypt under curfew Tuesday
On Sunday the media adviser to the Prime Minister, Hany Younis, denied a widely-circulated rumor across social media that the…
US, Germany battle for virus vaccine surpremacy
World
March 15, 2020
US, Germany battle for virus vaccine surpremacy
The United States and Germany are vying to produce an exclusive vaccine against the coronavirus which is being developed in…
Spain, France impose tight controls as global infections pass 150,000
World
March 15, 2020
Spain, France impose tight controls as global infections pass 150,000
France and Spain became the latest European nations to impose lockdowns, while Australia joined New Zealand in ordering self-isolation for…
Egypt announces 27 of 60 total coronavirus cases in the country have recovered, tested negative
Egypt
March 11, 2020
Egypt announces 27 of 60 total coronavirus cases in the country have recovered, tested negative
Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population announced that the number of coronavirus cases that have since recovered and tested negatives…