coronavirus
Iran sees highest daily death toll in months as virus surges
Middle East
April 18, 2021
Iran sees highest daily death toll in months as virus surges
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s daily coronavirus death toll climbed over 400 for the first time in months on Sunday,…
Japanese leader asks Pfizer for additional vaccine supply
World
April 18, 2021
Japanese leader asks Pfizer for additional vaccine supply
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga asked the U.S. drug maker Pfizer Inc. for additional supplies of the…
India’s capital under siege from COVID-19, seeks emergency help from federal govt
World
April 18, 2021
India’s capital under siege from COVID-19, seeks emergency help from federal govt
India’s capital New Delhi recorded 25,500 coronavirus cases in a 24-hour period, with about one in three people tested returning…
Egypt announces 75.5% increase in COVID-19 recovery rate
Egypt
April 17, 2021
Egypt announces 75.5% increase in COVID-19 recovery rate
Egypt’s Health and Population Ministry announced Saturday that recovery rates from coronavirus in isolation hospitals have increased to 75.5 percent,…
Alexandria hotel occupancy sharply falls due to coronavirus: Tourism Chamber
Travel
April 17, 2021
Alexandria hotel occupancy sharply falls due to coronavirus: Tourism Chamber
The Chairperson of the Alexandria Chamber of Tourism Aly al-Manasterly on Saturday said that the third wave of the coronavirus…
Worldwide COVID-19 death toll tops a staggering 3 million
World
April 17, 2021
Worldwide COVID-19 death toll tops a staggering 3 million
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The global death toll from the coronavirus topped a staggering 3 million people Saturday amid…
Coronavirus forces 15% of Alexandria restaurant owners to abandon business
Egypt
April 17, 2021
Coronavirus forces 15% of Alexandria restaurant owners to abandon business
The head of the Restaurants Division in the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce Mohamed al-Helw lamented that the economic damage associated with…
‘Alam Mowazy’ series postponed after Donia Samir Ghanem contracts COVID-19
Cinema/TV
April 16, 2021
‘Alam Mowazy’ series postponed after Donia Samir Ghanem contracts COVID-19
Actress Donia Samir Ghanem has contracted coronavirus, sources told Al-Masry Al-Youm, adding that her TV series “Alam Mowazy” (A Parallel…
Mumbai imposes strict virus restrictions as infections surge
Egypt
April 14, 2021
Mumbai imposes strict virus restrictions as infections surge
MUMBAI (AP) — The teeming metropolis of Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra, the Indian state worst hit by the…
The Latest: Spain keeps immunization goal despite J&J delay
World
April 14, 2021
The Latest: Spain keeps immunization goal despite J&J delay
MADRID — Spain’s prime minister says his government is maintaining its goal of immunizing 70% of the nation’s adult population,…