Health
Egyptian Health Ministry offers in-home coronavirus vaccine service
Egypt
May 25, 2021
Egyptian Health Ministry offers in-home coronavirus vaccine service
An official from Egypt’s Ministry of Health confirmed that the ministry is working to provide in-home vaccination services for eligible…
Bahrain daily COVID-19 deaths hit record as infections surge
Egypt
May 25, 2021
Bahrain daily COVID-19 deaths hit record as infections surge
Bahrain’s health ministry on Monday reported 28 deaths from Covid-19, the highest daily toll in the small island nation which…
Egyptian officials deny presence of new coronavirus strain in Egypt
Egypt
May 24, 2021
Egyptian officials deny presence of new coronavirus strain in Egypt
The Egyptian Cabinet’s Media Center on Monday denied social media rumors claiming that the new coronavirus strain found in India…
Egypt’s coronavirus business restrictions continue on Saturday
Egypt
May 21, 2021
Egypt’s coronavirus business restrictions continue on Saturday
Saturday will witness the continued closure of shops, cafes, malls, sports clubs, gyms and wedding halls across Egypt from 9…
Argentina announces ‘circuit-breaker’ lockdown as pandemic rages
World
May 21, 2021
Argentina announces ‘circuit-breaker’ lockdown as pandemic rages
Argentina will tighten pandemic lockdown measures to combat a severe second COVID-19 wave, President Alberto Fernandez said on Thursday, underscoring…
Egypt receives materials to locally manufacture 2 million doses of coronavirus vaccine
Egypt
May 21, 2021
Egypt receives materials to locally manufacture 2 million doses of coronavirus vaccine
A shipment of raw materials to produce China’s Sinovac vaccine touched down at Cairo International Airport on Friday morning. Egypt’s…
GAVI signs COVID-19 vaccine supply deal with J&J
World
May 21, 2021
GAVI signs COVID-19 vaccine supply deal with J&J
The GAVI Vaccine Alliance said on Friday it has agreed to buy 200 million doses of Johnson & Johnson’s (JNJ.N) COVID-19…
Brazilian drugmaker completes first batch of Russian COVID-19 vaccine
World
May 21, 2021
Brazilian drugmaker completes first batch of Russian COVID-19 vaccine
GUARULHOS, Brazil (Reuters) -Brazilian pharmaceutical company União Quimica completed production of its first batch of the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine…
India: Deadly ‘black fungus’ surges among COVID-19 patients
World
May 21, 2021
India: Deadly ‘black fungus’ surges among COVID-19 patients
India has ordered stricter surveillance of a rare fungal disease affecting COVID-19 patients, authorities announced Thursday. India’s capital New Delhi will…
Coronavirus: Greece is officially open — but will the tourists come?
Travel
May 20, 2021
Coronavirus: Greece is officially open — but will the tourists come?
With only 7.4 million visitors last year — compared to 34 million in 2019 — Greece is desperate to restart tourism,…