Health
COVID-19 in Egypt: 953 new cases, 51 deaths on Sunday
Egypt
April 26, 2021
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
April 26, 2021
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
April 23, 2021
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
April 23, 2021
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
April 22, 2021
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
April 22, 2021
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
April 22, 2021
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
April 22, 2021
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
April 22, 2021
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
April 22, 2021
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…