Health
Egyptian Health Ministry allocates phone line for home isolated coronavirus cases
Egypt
February 25, 2021
Egyptian Health Ministry allocates phone line for home isolated coronavirus cases
Egypt’s Health Minister Hala Zayed reminded COVID-19 patients who are home isolating on Thursday that they can contact the number 1440…
COVID-19 in Egypt: 644 new cases, 52 deaths on Wednesday
Egypt
February 25, 2021
COVID-19 in Egypt: 644 new cases, 52 deaths on Wednesday
Egypt’s Health Ministry on Wednesday confirmed 644 new coronavirus cases, up from 633 on Tuesday. The ministry also announced 52…
Amid COVID-19 pandemic, flu has disappeared in the US
World
February 25, 2021
Amid COVID-19 pandemic, flu has disappeared in the US
NEW YORK (AP) — February is usually the peak of flu season, with doctors’ offices and hospitals packed with suffering…
Bassem Youssef’s new program to stream on Shahid VIP
Cinema/TV
February 24, 2021
Bassem Youssef’s new program to stream on Shahid VIP
Bassem Youssef’s latest show, “Ask Bassem”, is set to debut on Shahid VIP’s newly launched al-Sharq News Channel, owned by…
Pfizer study suggests vaccine works against virus variant
Egypt
January 8, 2021
Pfizer study suggests vaccine works against virus variant
New research suggests that Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine can protect against a mutation found in two highly contagious variants of the…
Pandemic empties blue-hued Moroccan tourist town
Middle East
January 5, 2021
Pandemic empties blue-hued Moroccan tourist town
CHEFCHAOUEN, Morocco (AP) — When COVID-19 hit Morocco, the mountainous town of Chefchaouen was one of the few that registered…
India experts find traces of lead, nickel in patients’ blood
World
December 9, 2020
India experts find traces of lead, nickel in patients’ blood
NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian health officials have found traces of nickel and lead in a few blood samples taken…
‘Nobody knows’: Experts baffled by mystery illness in India
World
December 8, 2020
‘Nobody knows’: Experts baffled by mystery illness in India
NEW DELHI (AP) — Health officials and experts are still baffled by a mysterious illness that has left over 500…
Egypt decreases government office capacity to curb second wave of coronavirus
Egypt
November 30, 2020
Egypt decreases government office capacity to curb second wave of coronavirus
Egypt’s Local Development Ministry spokesperson Khaled Qassem said on Monday that the ministry has ordered Egypt’s governorates to reduce the…
Yemen pushes polio immunization in bid to stem outbreak
Middle East
November 30, 2020
Yemen pushes polio immunization in bid to stem outbreak
SANAA (Reuters) – Yemeni health worker Fairouz Sanad lugs a coolbox of polio vaccines from house to house, dripping the…