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Egypt has become the 34th country outside of Russia and third in North Africa to approve the Russian vaccine
Egypt’s Minister of Finance Mohamed Maait tested positive for Coronavirus, Thursday.
Egypt has approved the emergency use of Chinese sinopharm vaccine and the UK- AstraZeneca vaccine according to Minster of Health Hala Zayed.
Egypt’s Ministry of Health sent a message of reassurance after members of medical staff at isolation hospitals refused to receive the Chinese COVID-19 vaccine Sinofarm.
The number of coronavirus cases has dropped by 50 percent within a month, including those self-quarantining in homes, Health Minister Hala Zayed said.
Egypt has negotiated with a number of companies developing vaccines, adding that vaccines of Pfizer and Oxford-AstraZeneca will soon be approved in Egypt.
Coronavirus vaccine doses will be provided to the medical staff at quarantine hospitals starting Sunday, January 24, official sources at the Health Ministry told Egypt Today.
EgyptAir said travelers to Jordan are required to have a negative COVID test (PCR) taken within three days prior to departure, with this decision being effective as of Wednesday.
A total of 16,512 people have been apprehended for failing to wear a mask, only 205 of whom did not pay the fine of L.E. 50 and will be referred to the prosecution.
Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria expected to lead the Epiphany mass on Monday evening, amid strict precautionary measures and without any popular or attendance of audience due to coronavirus.
Egypt’s PM Mostafa Madboli explained in a speech before the newly-elected parliament, Monday the government achievements from 2018 to 2020.
Egypt’s flag-carrier, EgyptAir has set new measures on flights heading to UK and France to protect travelers from contracting Coronavirus.
Aston Villa's home match against Everton on Sunday has been postponed due to the COVID-19 outbreak at the Midlands club.
Egypt’s Ministry of Health will officially launch a website for COVID-19 registration vaccine within three or four days according to Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health Mohamed Abdel Fattah.
The Health Ministry announced that Egypt registered 1,359 new coronavirus cases on Monday, raising the total number of confirmed cases thusfar to 133,900.
National flag carrier EgyptAir announced, Monday, operating number of flights from Saudi Arabia to Cairo as of Tuesday, December 29, in accordance with the new travel instructions announced by the Kingdom’s authorities.
The Egyptian Health Ministry reported 1,021 new coronavirus cases and 51 deaths.
The aid comes while Egypt is officially facing a second wave of coronavirus.
A number of countries, including Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, announced closing their borders as part of precautionary measures to confront the emerging Coronavirus (COVID-19).
Ministry of Health announced that the recovery rates from Coronavirus pandemic at isolation hospitals hit 84.8 percent, after the total number of recovered cases have reached 107,162.
