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Egypt extends curfew measures for 14 days

Menna Alaa el-Din – Ahram Online   Egypt extended the Nationwide night-time curfew by two additional weeks, Prime minster Mostafa Madbouly said on Wednesday. “The curfew was first imposed on 25 March and will continue until 23 April, it would begin at 8 pm, one hour later than the previous …

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Covid-19 cases surpass 1,000 in Egypt

Menna Alaa el-Din – Ahram Online   Egypt prepares for a curfew extension this week after the number of coronavirus cases went above 1,000 on Saturday. 85 new infections brought the total infection tally to 1,070. The death toll has also risen, reaching 71 Nationwide, or 6.6 % of total …

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Covid-19 cases rise to 850 in Egypt

Ahram Online “The number of coronavirus cases in Egypt has increased to 850 on Thursday”, Prime minister Mostafa Madbouly said in a televised statement. Madbouly said, “Egypt has not reached the dangerous third phase yet and urged people to stay home. The third phase begins when is the number of …

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China lifts lockdown on majority of Hubei province

Egypt Independent   Chinese authorities said, on Tuesday, that they will end a two-month lockdown of most of coronavirus-hit Hubei province on Wednesday, as domestic cases of the virus continue to subside. “People with a clean bill of health will be allowed to leave”, the provincial government said. The city …

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WHO warns of “accelerating” covid-19 pandemic

Ahram Online “The pandemic disease caused by the coronavirus is accelerating”, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday. More than 300,000 infection cases, from nearly every country worldwide, were recorded and reported. “While it took 67 days from the first reported case to reach the first 100,000 cases of …

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Coronavirus cases increase to 93 in Egypt

Ahram Online   Egypt registered 13 new cases of coronavirus on Friday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 93, the health ministry said. 32 cases of 93 later tested negative and 21 have recovered, the ministry added. The newly detected cases were in contact with people previously reported to …

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The economic effects of a pandemic

The human effects of the coronavirus are paramount. But what will be its impact on a medium-sized economy such as that of the UK? Simon Wren-Lewis   A little over ten years ago I was approached by some health experts who wanted to look at the economic effects of an influenza pandemic. …

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English Premier League suspended until April 2020

Egypt Independent   The English Premier League suspended all fixtures until 4 April on Friday, after Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta and Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi tested positive for coronavirus. “Following a meeting of shareholders today, it was unanimously decided to suspend the Premier League with the intention of returning on …

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WHO declares coronavirus COVID-19 a global pandemic

Egypt Today   The Coronavirus (Covid-19) disease was announced a global pandemic by the World Health Organization on Wednesday, after it infected 118,000 people in 114 countries and claimed the lives of 4,291. “WHO is deeply concerned by the alarming levels of the coronavirus spread, severity and inaction, it expects …

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US president Trump bans European flights, amid coronavirus crisis

Egypt Independent   US President Donald Trump’s announced on Wednesday to impose a 30-day ban on most Europeans entering the United States. The ban, will begin at midnight Friday, will not apply to Americans returning home, or to citizens from the United Kingdom, although they will be subject to “enhanced” …

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