coronavirus
Nigerian scientist studies country’s coronavirus variant
World
January 4, 2021
Nigerian scientist studies country’s coronavirus variant
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — A Nigerian scientist has spent the holiday season in his laboratory doing genetic sequencing to learn…
My father had no chronic health conditions, insists son of Husseiniya Hospital victim
Egypt
January 4, 2021
My father had no chronic health conditions, insists son of Husseiniya Hospital victim
Leaning on the shoulder of his eldest son Gamal, 44-year-old Mahfouz Abdulaziz Sorour was admitted into the Husseiniya Hospital in Sharqiya…
Mohamed Salah donates oxygen tank to help COVID-19 patients at hometown
Egypt
January 4, 2021
Mohamed Salah donates oxygen tank to help COVID-19 patients at hometown
The Nagrig Charity Association in Basyoun city, Gharbiya announced that Mohamed Salah donated an oxygen tank to the Basyoun Central…
UK rolls out AstraZeneca vaccine, touts first starter status
World
January 4, 2021
UK rolls out AstraZeneca vaccine, touts first starter status
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain begins vaccinating its population on Monday with the COVID-19 shot developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca, touting…
Fauci: Vaccinations are ramping up in a `glimmer of hope’
World
January 4, 2021
Fauci: Vaccinations are ramping up in a `glimmer of hope’
The US ramped up COVID-19 vaccinations in the past few days after a slower-than-expected start, bringing the number of shots…
Egypt has 4 coronavirus strains with different symptoms, warns official
Health & Fitness
January 1, 2021
Egypt has 4 coronavirus strains with different symptoms, warns official
The head of the chest department at Qasr al-Ainy Hospital in Cairo University, Ayman al-Sayed Salem, said that Egypt now contains…
Warm shisha pipes a giveaway of COVID rules breach in London
Middle East
January 1, 2021
Warm shisha pipes a giveaway of COVID rules breach in London
LONDON (Reuters) – Police in London burst in on about 50 people smoking shisha pipes, watching football and playing loud…
Egypt confirms 1,418 new coronavirus cases, bringing total to 138,062
Egypt
January 1, 2021
Egypt confirms 1,418 new coronavirus cases, bringing total to 138,062
Egypt’s Health Ministry on Thursday confirmed 1,418 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country’s tally up to 138,062, ministry spokesperson Khaled…
Trump returns to White House early, offers year-end message
World
January 1, 2021
Trump returns to White House early, offers year-end message
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump delivered a year-end video message Thursday after returning early from vacation, highlighting his administration’s…
Israel’s virus surveillance tool tests its democratic norms
Middle East
January 1, 2021
Israel’s virus surveillance tool tests its democratic norms
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — In the early days of the pandemic, a panicked Israel began using a mass surveillance…