coronavirus (COVID-19)
Taiwan fines EVA Air $35,000 after pilot blamed for COVID infection
World
December 24, 2020
Taiwan fines EVA Air $35,000 after pilot blamed for COVID infection
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s Transport Ministry on Thursday fined EVA Airways Corp T$1 million ($35,000) after the government blamed one…
France’s Macron showing no more COVID-19 symptoms, Elysee says
World
December 24, 2020
France’s Macron showing no more COVID-19 symptoms, Elysee says
PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron is showing no more symptoms of COVID-19, the Elysee office said on Thursday. Macron,…
Worried Morocco bans parties to stem holiday virus spread
Middle East
December 24, 2020
Worried Morocco bans parties to stem holiday virus spread
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Morocco has imposed a curfew, closed restaurants in major cities and banned public and private gatherings…
Egypt at the center of the second wave of coronavirus, citizens must be cautious: official
Egypt
December 24, 2020
Egypt at the center of the second wave of coronavirus, citizens must be cautious: official
Assistant Egyptian Health Minister Noha Assem said on Thursday morning that Egypt is at the center of the second wave…
Hurghada International Airport achieves highest operating rate for international flights since onset of pandemic
Travel
December 24, 2020
Hurghada International Airport achieves highest operating rate for international flights since onset of pandemic
Amid the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, Egypt’s Hurghada International Airport reported on Wednesday the highest operating rate for…
Egypt reports 911 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, with Cairo and Alexandria topping the charts
Egypt
December 24, 2020
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
December 24, 2020
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
December 24, 2020
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
December 23, 2020
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
December 23, 2020
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…