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Police intervene to allow coronavirus victim burial in Kafr al-Dawwar
Egypt
April 7, 2020
Police intervene to allow coronavirus victim burial in Kafr al-Dawwar
Police intervened on Monday evening to allow the burial of a coronavirus victim after residents of a village in Kafr…
Egyptian histopathology professor dies of COVID-19 in London
Egypt
April 6, 2020
Egyptian histopathology professor dies of COVID-19 in London
Egyptian-British histopathology professor Mohamed Sami Shousha, died on Thursday from the coronavirus in London hospital, his family announced. His nephew…
Video: Outrage in Port Said after coronavirus casualty denied burial
Egypt
April 4, 2020
Video: Outrage in Port Said after coronavirus casualty denied burial
Port Said Governor Adel al-Ghadban on Friday sacked the director of a civil society organization specialized in funeral services, after…
Egypt’s coronavirus epidemiological situation ‘stable’: Health Minister
Egypt
April 1, 2020
Egypt’s coronavirus epidemiological situation ‘stable’: Health Minister
The epidemiological situation of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) remains stable in Egypt when compared to global rates, Health Minister Hala…
Egyptian doctor in the US dies of the coronavirus
Egypt
April 1, 2020
Egyptian doctor in the US dies of the coronavirus
US medical authorities on Tuesday announced the death of an Egyptian doctor working at a New York Hospital after contracting…
Battered Italy sees rays of hope in grim death data
World
March 24, 2020
Battered Italy sees rays of hope in grim death data
Italy’s top coronavirus response official Tuesday attributed two successive declines in the daily death rate to a painful national lockdown…
Grieving and saying goodbye in the time of coronavirus
World
March 23, 2020
Grieving and saying goodbye in the time of coronavirus
CHICAGO (AP) — Tucked deep in the obituary for Charles Recka was an announcement that a Mass celebrating his 87…
Egyptian man dies of coronavirus in Italian city of Bergamo
Egypt
March 18, 2020
Egyptian man dies of coronavirus in Italian city of Bergamo
The Egyptian community in Italy on Wednesday has announced its first death from the coronavirus. In a Facebook post, the…
Iran says virus kills another 97, pushing death toll to 611
Middle East
March 14, 2020
Iran says virus kills another 97, pushing death toll to 611
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran said Saturday the coronavirus outbreak has killed another 97 people, pushing the death toll in…
Ex-president Hosni Mubarak dies at 92
Egypt
February 25, 2020
Ex-president Hosni Mubarak dies at 92
Former President Mohamed Hosni Mubarak died on Tuesday after a struggle with illness, at the age of 92. Mubarak underwent…