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Egypt reports 911 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, with Cairo and Alexandria topping the charts
Egypt

Egypt reports 911 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, with Cairo and Alexandria topping the charts

Egypt’s Health and Population Ministry announced 911 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, up from 788 on Tuesday, 718 on Monday,…
Coronavirus: Africa faces a second wave
World

Coronavirus: Africa faces a second wave

The second wave of the pandemic, which has long since reached other parts of the world, is also sweeping across…
Scarred by 2020, Gen Z looks to a COVID-free future
World

Scarred by 2020, Gen Z looks to a COVID-free future

(Reuters) – Lives that had been focussed on school, university, sports or even going to K-pop concerts vanished overnight for…
Dubai to begin inoculations with Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine from Wednesday
Middle East

Dubai to begin inoculations with Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine from Wednesday

DUBAI (Reuters) -Dubai will start inoculating people with the COVID-19 vaccine produced by Pfizer and BioNTech for free from Wednesday,…
Egypt cancels New Year’s Eve celebrations amid COVID-19 surge
Egypt

Egypt cancels New Year’s Eve celebrations amid COVID-19 surge

Egypt’s Prime Minister, Mostafa Madbouly, announced during the Egyptian Cabinet’s meeting last Thursday the cancellation of New Year’s Eve celebrations…
Far from the capital, Iran struggles to bury virus victims
Middle East

Far from the capital, Iran struggles to bury virus victims

GHAEMSHAHR, Iran (AP) — Deep in the lush valleys of northern Iran, where the Alborz Mountains crumble toward the sea,…
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman to close borders over new COVID strain
Middle East

Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman to close borders over new COVID strain

DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Oman are closing their borders and suspending commercial flights over fears about a…
Health official: Egypt’s actual COVID-19 infection figures are 10 times higher than reported
Egypt

Health official: Egypt’s actual COVID-19 infection figures are 10 times higher than reported

Egypt’s Health and Population Ministry’s Scientific Committee to Combat COVID-19 has estimated that the real figures for coronavirus infections in…
Egypt’s Education Ministry: school attendance no longer mandatory amid COVID-19 surge
Egypt

Egypt’s Education Ministry: school attendance no longer mandatory amid COVID-19 surge

In the midst of a surge in coronavirus cases, Egypt’s Education Ministry announced on Monday that school attendance is no…
New strain of COVID-19 causing uproar in UK is likely in Egypt: official
Egypt

New strain of COVID-19 causing uproar in UK is likely in Egypt: official

A member of Egypt’s Health Ministry’s Scientific Committee to Combat COVID-19 said on Sunday that the new strain of the…
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