coronavirus
Kuwait announces it will resume flights to Egypt
Egypt
December 15, 2020
Kuwait announces it will resume flights to Egypt
Kuwaiti civil aviation authorities have informed EgyptAir, Kuwait Airways and Jazeera Airways that they will allow airlines to resume flights…
Poor countries face long wait for vaccines despite promises
Features/Interviews
December 15, 2020
Poor countries face long wait for vaccines despite promises
EW DELHI (AP) — With Americans, Britons and Canadians rolling up their sleeves to receive coronavirus vaccines, the route out…
Vaccine comes too late for the 300,000 US dead
Features/Interviews
December 15, 2020
Vaccine comes too late for the 300,000 US dead
When Brittany Palomo was hired as a nurse in March, her parents tried to talk her out of it, fearful…
Scientists focus on bats for clues to prevent next pandemic
World
December 14, 2020
Scientists focus on bats for clues to prevent next pandemic
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Night began to fall in Rio de Janeiro’s Pedra Branca state park as four Brazilian…
Families marry off daughters to ease finances amid COVID-19
World
December 14, 2020
Families marry off daughters to ease finances amid COVID-19
KOIDU, Sierra Leone (AP) — The man first caught a glimpse of Marie Kamara as she ran with her friends…
After 110K virus deaths, nursing homes face vaccine fears
World
December 14, 2020
After 110K virus deaths, nursing homes face vaccine fears
After 110,000 deaths ravaged the nation’s nursing homes and pushed them to the front of the vaccine line, they now…
COVID-19 vaccine shipments begin in historic US effort
World
December 14, 2020
COVID-19 vaccine shipments begin in historic US effort
PORTAGE, Michigan (AP) — The first of many freezer-packed COVID-19 vaccine vials made their way to distribution sites across the…
Physician in Gharbiya dies of COVID-19, deaths among doctors rise to 234
Egypt
December 13, 2020
Physician in Gharbiya dies of COVID-19, deaths among doctors rise to 234
The Egyptian Medical Syndicate in Gharbiya Governorate announced Sunday the death of a diagnostic radiologist named Samar Abu-Zeid from the…
Egypt has entered the second wave of the coronavirus outbreak, says official
Egypt
December 13, 2020
Egypt has entered the second wave of the coronavirus outbreak, says official
The Presidential Advisor for Health and Prevention affairs Mohamed Awad Taj al-Din announced that Egypt has officially entered the second…
Bahrain approves Chinese COVID-19 vaccine for use
Middle East
December 13, 2020
Bahrain approves Chinese COVID-19 vaccine for use
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Bahrain said Sunday it approved the use of a Chinese coronavirus vaccine, following its…