Italy’s coronavirus outbreak leaves four Egyptians dead, 22 infected
Egypt
April 5, 2020
Italy’s coronavirus outbreak leaves four Egyptians dead, 22 infected
The outbreak of the novel coronavirus in Italy has killed four Egyptian workers and infected 22 throughout March, according to…
President Sisi orders coronavirus testing for staff and patients at Egypt’s National Cancer Institute
Egypt
April 5, 2020
President Sisi orders coronavirus testing for staff and patients at Egypt’s National Cancer Institute
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Sunday ordered coronavirus testing for all of the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) staff and…
Photos: Luxor man fulfills German coronavirus victim’s dream to visit city
Egypt
April 5, 2020
Photos: Luxor man fulfills German coronavirus victim’s dream to visit city
Coronavirus ended German citizen Lieber Gunther’s dream to visit Luxor city. Gunther passed away of the disease several days ago,…
Fifteen medical staff at Egypt’s National Cancer Institute coronavirus carriers
Egypt
April 4, 2020
Fifteen medical staff at Egypt’s National Cancer Institute coronavirus carriers
Cairo University spokesperson Mahmoud Alam-Eddin announced Friday that 15 suspected coronavirus cases were discovered among medical staff at the National…
Video: Outrage in Port Said after coronavirus casualty denied burial
Egypt
April 4, 2020
Video: Outrage in Port Said after coronavirus casualty denied burial
Port Said Governor Adel al-Ghadban on Friday sacked the director of a civil society organization specialized in funeral services, after…
Railway Authority operates five extra trains between Upper and Lower Egypt
Egypt
April 2, 2020
Railway Authority operates five extra trains between Upper and Lower Egypt
Starting Thursday the Egyptian Railways Authority began operating five additional trains to help mitigate crowding in trains between Upper Egypt…
Allowance for Egypt’s postgraduate trainee doctors rises to LE2,200
Egypt
April 2, 2020
Allowance for Egypt’s postgraduate trainee doctors rises to LE2,200
Finance Minister Mohamed Maait announced that the monthly allowance provided to postgraduate trainee doctors at university hospitals, affiliated to hospitals…
Video: Protests in Gharbiya as villagers rally against quarantine
Egypt
April 2, 2020
Video: Protests in Gharbiya as villagers rally against quarantine
Villagers at al-Hayatem in Gharbiya governorate held a demonstration on Wednesday against their village being placed under quarantine banning entry and…
Photos: How coronavirus is impacting Egypt’s homeless
Features/Interviews
April 1, 2020
Photos: How coronavirus is impacting Egypt’s homeless
Among the crowds in Cairo’s Ramses Square, 15-year-old Karim Mohamed was looking for his friend. After several attempts, he couldn’t…
Gharbiya village enters lockdown after 8 people contract virus
Egypt
March 31, 2020
Gharbiya village enters lockdown after 8 people contract virus
A lockdown was imposed on Tuesday morning at al-Hayatem village, Gharbiya governorate, after eight people contracted the coronavirus and 22…