Egypt
Photos: Egyptian returnees from US enter quarantine in Marsa Alam hotel
April 3, 2020
Photos: Egyptian returnees from US enter quarantine in Marsa Alam hotel
A resort in Marsa Alam south of the Red Sea opened its doors for Egyptians returning from Washington as they…
Complete curfew in Egypt over coronavirus is possible: Minister
April 3, 2020
Complete curfew in Egypt over coronavirus is possible: Minister
Information Minister Ossama Heikal said that applying a complete curfew in Egypt to confront the coronavirus remains a possibility. During…
Egypt confirms six new deaths, 86 additional coronavirus cases, raising total to 865
April 2, 2020
Egypt confirms six new deaths, 86 additional coronavirus cases, raising total to 865
Egypt on Thursday confirmed six additional deaths and 86 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country’s number of confirmed total cases…
Railway Authority operates five extra trains between Upper and Lower 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
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…
Egypt’s health sector races to scale up coronavirus readiness
April 2, 2020
Egypt’s health sector races to scale up coronavirus readiness
CAIRO, April 1 (Reuters) – Egypt has ramped up efforts to fight the coronavirus, ordering manufacturers to channel medical protective…
Video: Protests in Gharbiya as villagers rally against quarantine
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…
Egypt to enter coronavirus transmission stage 3 soon, cases will skyrocket: official
April 2, 2020
Egypt to enter coronavirus transmission stage 3 soon, cases will skyrocket: official
The head of the Egyptian Cabinet’s Crisis Management Chamber Mohamed Abdel Maksoud anticipates that Egypt will enter the third stage of…
Sisi orders Tahya Misr Fund to pay for returnee quarantine fees
April 2, 2020
Sisi orders Tahya Misr Fund to pay for returnee quarantine fees
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has ordered the Tahya Misr Fund (Long Live Egypt Fund) to pay for the costs of…
Egypt confirms six new deaths, 69 additional coronavirus cases, raising total to 779
April 1, 2020
Egypt confirms six new deaths, 69 additional coronavirus cases, raising total to 779
Egypt on Wednesday confirmed six additional deaths and 69 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country’s number of confirmed total cases…