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Tokyo governor asks residents to stay home to avoid sharp coronavirus rise
World
March 25, 2020
Tokyo governor asks residents to stay home to avoid sharp coronavirus rise
TOKYO (Reuters) – Warning of the risk of an explosive rise in coronavirus infections in Japan’s capital, Tokyo’s governor on…
Immigration minister responds to stranded Egyptian inquiries in Facebook live broadcast
Egypt
March 25, 2020
Immigration minister responds to stranded Egyptian inquiries in Facebook live broadcast
Egyptian Expatriates Affairs Minister Nabila Makram on Wednesday began responding to inquiries from Egyptians left stranded by coronavirus outbreak measures…
Egypt Post increases ATM machine withdrawal limit to LE10,000
Business
March 25, 2020
Egypt Post increases ATM machine withdrawal limit to LE10,000
The Egypt Post authority on Wednesday increased the maximum limit for withdrawals from ATMs to LE10,000 per day, up from…
Trump warns coronavirus shutdown could ‘destroy a country’
World
March 25, 2020
Trump warns coronavirus shutdown could ‘destroy a country’
President Donald Trump insisted Tuesday that he wants the coronavirus lockdown relaxed in the United States by mid-April, warning that…
Industry races to meet demand for ventilators
World
March 25, 2020
Industry races to meet demand for ventilators
Manufacturers are on a mission to produce desperately needed medical ventilators for the coronavirus pandemic, even if it means converting…
WHO warns Egyptians must follow virus health regulations to prevent Italy scenario
Egypt
March 25, 2020
WHO warns Egyptians must follow virus health regulations to prevent Italy scenario
The World Health Organization (WHO)’s Representative in Egypt John Jabbour on Tuesday warned that Egypt is at a crossroads in the…
Egypt’s four mobile operators to provide food assistance for one million families
Egypt
March 24, 2020
Egypt’s four mobile operators to provide food assistance for one million families
The National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA) has cooperated with the four primary mobile operators in Egypt for each operator to…
Africa’s weak health systems face escalating virus peril
World
March 24, 2020
Africa’s weak health systems face escalating virus peril
Equipment shortages, scarce beds and poorly-paid doctors and nurses: Africa is finding that it has few means to protect itself…
Health Minister warns Egypt must not reach 1,000 virus cases too early
Egypt
March 24, 2020
Health Minister warns Egypt must not reach 1,000 virus cases too early
Minister of Health Hala Zayed on Monday warned that the country must not reach 1,000 coronavirus cases too quickly so…
Britain in lockdown as WHO warns pandemic ‘accelerating’
World
March 24, 2020
Britain in lockdown as WHO warns pandemic ‘accelerating’
Britain was under lockdown Tuesday, its population joining around 1.7 billion people around the globe ordered to stay indoors to…