Health
Expats wait anxiously as Singapore weighs COVID-19 reopening
World
August 5, 2021
Expats wait anxiously as Singapore weighs COVID-19 reopening
SINGAPORE, Aug 5 (Reuters) – For months, Briton Jamie Pierre has been trying to get approval to travel to Singapore…
COVID-19 in Egypt: 53 new cases, 5 deaths on Wednesday
Egypt
August 5, 2021
COVID-19 in Egypt: 53 new cases, 5 deaths on Wednesday
The Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population reported on Wednesday 53 new coronavirus cases, five deaths, and 801 recovered cases.…
Coronavirus: WHO urges delaying booster shots
World
August 5, 2021
Coronavirus: WHO urges delaying booster shots
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, on Wednesday urged countries to hold off on giving booster…
Egypt receives US$19 mn Japanese grant for Abul Rish Hospital
Business
August 4, 2021
Egypt receives US$19 mn Japanese grant for Abul Rish Hospital
Egypt’s Minister of International Cooperation Rania al-Mashat and Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Khaled Abdel Ghaffar have signed…
COVID-19 in Egypt: 51 new cases, 7 deaths on Monday
Egypt
August 3, 2021
COVID-19 in Egypt: 51 new cases, 7 deaths on Monday
The Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population reported on Monday reported 51 new coronavirus cases, seven deaths, and 560 recovered…
Tunisia received 6 million doses of vaccine as donations- president
Middle East
August 3, 2021
Tunisia received 6 million doses of vaccine as donations- president
TUNIS, Aug 2 (Reuters) – Tunisian President Kais Saied said on Monday that his country has received six million doses…
Morocco to extend night curfew to limit COVID-19 surge
Middle East
August 3, 2021
Morocco to extend night curfew to limit COVID-19 surge
RABAT, Aug 2 (Reuters) – Morocco will lengthen its night curfew, starting two hours earlier at 9 pm (2000 GMT)…
Iran records highest number of daily COVID cases in pandemic
Middle East
August 3, 2021
Iran records highest number of daily COVID cases in pandemic
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran on Monday reported more than 37,000 new coronavirus infections, the country’s single-day record so far…
UAE rolls out Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine to children aged 3-17
Middle East
August 2, 2021
UAE rolls out Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine to children aged 3-17
DUBAI, Aug 2 (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates will start providing China’s Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine to children aged 3-17,…
Sydney readies for the army as lockdown fails to squash Delta outbreak
World
July 30, 2021
Sydney readies for the army as lockdown fails to squash Delta outbreak
SYDNEY, July 30 (Reuters) – Sydney’s poorest neighborhoods on Friday braced for military enforcement of the city’s toughest and longest…