Egypt Independent
Egypt extends coronavirus curfew until April 23
Egypt
April 8, 2020
Egypt extends coronavirus curfew until April 23
The Egyptian government on Wednesday extended its nationwide curfew until April 23 as part of its precautionary measures to limit…
Egypt’s Giza Governorate quarantines al-Meatamdeya village for 14 days
Egypt
April 8, 2020
Egypt’s Giza Governorate quarantines al-Meatamdeya village for 14 days
Egypt’s Giza Governorate on Tuesday placed al-Meatamdeya village in Kirdasah under quarantine for 14 days to protect residents from the…
Egypt’s foreign currency reserves fall due to coronavirus crisis
Business
April 8, 2020
Egypt’s foreign currency reserves fall due to coronavirus crisis
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) said that it has used US$5.4 billion from its foreign currency reserves during March…
Minister of Health’s visit to Italy highlights Egypt’s elevation of human values
Egypt
April 8, 2020
Minister of Health’s visit to Italy highlights Egypt’s elevation of human values
Cairo, Egypt – Lamia Kamel, the founder of Narrative Summit and CEO of communications agency CC Plus, has commented that…
Egypt to pay its foreign debts on time: finance minister
Business
April 8, 2020
Egypt to pay its foreign debts on time: finance minister
Finance Minister Mohamed Maait emphasized that Egypt would pay its foreign debts on time, adding that the ministry has begun…
Youngest person infected with coronavirus in Alexandria recovers, leaves hospital
Egypt
April 8, 2020
Youngest person infected with coronavirus in Alexandria recovers, leaves hospital
The youngest person infected with coronavirus in Alexandria, nine-year-old Lamar Ahmed, left al-Agamy Hospital on Tuesday after being placed under…
Low-risk virus cases will go to university accommodations for isolation: Egypt’s Health Minister
Egypt
April 8, 2020
Low-risk virus cases will go to university accommodations for isolation: Egypt’s Health Minister
Health Minister Hala Zayed announced Tuesday that going forward the protocol for clinically simple cases of coronavirus who are less…
Egypt launches initiative to provide small businesses with LE1 million loans
Business
April 8, 2020
Egypt launches initiative to provide small businesses with LE1 million loans
Egypt’s Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency (MSMEDA) launched an initiative on Tuesday to provide small businesses, including industrial and labor-intensive…
Egyptian govt. to provide assistance to private sector if needed: Sisi
Egypt
April 8, 2020
Egyptian govt. to provide assistance to private sector if needed: Sisi
Egypt’s government will provide assistance to the private sector of the economy if needed, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on…
Egypt confirms 9 new deaths, 128 additional coronavirus cases, raising total to 1,450
Egypt
April 7, 2020
Egypt confirms 9 new deaths, 128 additional coronavirus cases, raising total to 1,450
Egypt on Tuesday confirmed 9 additional deaths and 128 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country’s number of confirmed total cases…
CBE cancels its negative list of companies and individuals
Business
April 7, 2020
CBE cancels its negative list of companies and individuals
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) on Tuesday announced in a statement that it has amended the ruling of the…
Mosques to remain closed, charity iftar tables banned in Ramadan
Egypt
April 7, 2020
Mosques to remain closed, charity iftar tables banned in Ramadan
The Ministry of Endowments announced on Tuesday that it will continue the suspension of all group religious activities during Ramadan,…
Suwaidi foundation to convert three hospitals into quarantine hospitals
Egypt
April 7, 2020
Suwaidi foundation to convert three hospitals into quarantine hospitals
The Executive Director of the Ahl Masr Foundation, Heba al-Suwaidi, announced that the Al-Suwaidi Foundation for Community Development has converted…
Swimmer Farida Osman thanks Egypt for bringing her back amid outbreak
Egypt
April 7, 2020
Swimmer Farida Osman thanks Egypt for bringing her back amid outbreak
Egyptian international swimmer Farida Osman on Monday thanked the government for safely returning her to Egypt amid the spread of…
Egyptian family of 5 recovers from coronavirus in Aswan
Egypt
April 7, 2020
Egyptian family of 5 recovers from coronavirus in Aswan
The spokesperson for the Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population Khaled Megahed announced Monday that an Egyptian family of five…
Police intervene to allow coronavirus victim burial in Kafr al-Dawwar
Egypt
April 7, 2020
Police intervene to allow coronavirus victim burial in Kafr al-Dawwar
Police intervened on Monday evening to allow the burial of a coronavirus victim after residents of a village in Kafr…
WHO publishes nutritional advice for patients infected with COVID-19
Health & Fitness
April 7, 2020
WHO publishes nutritional advice for patients infected with COVID-19
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday published nutritional advice for adults infected with the novel coronavirus COVID-19. The WHO…
Eighty-five percent of coronavirus cases suffer from minor symptoms: minister
Egypt
April 7, 2020
Eighty-five percent of coronavirus cases suffer from minor symptoms: minister
Minister of Health Hala Zayed said on Monday that 85 percent of coronavirus cases in Egypt suffer from minor symptoms,…
Egypt confirms 7 new deaths, 149 additional coronavirus cases, raising total to 1,322
Egypt
April 7, 2020
Egypt confirms 7 new deaths, 149 additional coronavirus cases, raising total to 1,322
Egypt on Monday confirmed 7 additional deaths and 149 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country’s number of confirmed total cases…
Coronavirus forces Disney to postpone over 12 upcoming movies
Cinema/TV
April 6, 2020
Coronavirus forces Disney to postpone over 12 upcoming movies
Disney has postponed the cinematic release of over 12 movies as a result of the coronavirus pandemic forcing cinema and…