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COVID-19 in Egypt: 953 new cases, 51 deaths on Sunday
Egypt

COVID-19 in Egypt: 953 new cases, 51 deaths on Sunday

Egypt’s Health Ministry on Sunday confirmed 953 new coronavirus cases, up from 912 on Saturday. The ministry also announced 51…
Death toll in fire at Iraqi COVID-19 hospital surpasses 80
Middle East

Death toll in fire at Iraqi COVID-19 hospital surpasses 80

BAGHDAD (AP) — The death toll from a massive fire at a Baghdad hospital for coronavirus patients rose to at…
MP calls for allowing vaccinated tourists to enter Egypt without quarantine procedures
Egypt

MP calls for allowing vaccinated tourists to enter Egypt without quarantine procedures

Head of the Tourism and Civil Aviation Committee in the House of Representatives, Noura Ali, called on the Higher Committee…
Coronavirus: UK adds India to travel ban list
World

Coronavirus: UK adds India to travel ban list

The UK on Friday added India to its travel “red list.” India is struggling with a massive surge in COVID-19…
Sanctions-battered Iran, weary of pandemic, faces worst wave
Middle East

Sanctions-battered Iran, weary of pandemic, faces worst wave

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — As Iran faces what looks like its worst wave of the coronavirus pandemic yet, Tehran commuters…
Egypt to produce Russia’s Sputnik V, rollout expected in Q3 – statement
Egypt

Egypt to produce Russia’s Sputnik V, rollout expected in Q3 – statement

Egyptian pharmaceutical firm Minapharm has agreed to produce more than 40 million doses a year of Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus…
Syria receives batch of UN vaccines to speed up virus fight
Middle East

Syria receives batch of UN vaccines to speed up virus fight

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The Syrian government received a batch of 203,000 COVID-19 vaccines Thursday, the health minister said, in…
India: 22 COVID patients killed after oxygen leak
World

India: 22 COVID patients killed after oxygen leak

At least 22 coronavirus patients died on Wednesday in a hospital in western India after their oxygen supply was cut off because…
Covid-19 in Egypt: 861 cases confirmed, 46 deaths on Wednesday
Egypt

Covid-19 in Egypt: 861 cases confirmed, 46 deaths on Wednesday

Egypt’s Health Ministry on Wednesday confirmed 861 new coronavirus cases, up from 855 on Tuesday. The ministry also announced 46…
Gaza gravediggers and medics stretched as COVID spikes during Ramadan
Middle East

Gaza gravediggers and medics stretched as COVID spikes during Ramadan

The sick and dying are rapidly pushing Gaza’s hospitals close to capacity amid a surge in COVID-19 cases in the…
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