Coronavirus reopenings

Jordan reopens trade gateway with Syria after month-long COVID closure
Middle East

Jordan reopens trade gateway with Syria after month-long COVID closure

AMMAN (Reuters) – Jordan on Sunday resumed its land border traffic with Syria, following a more than month-long closure, after…
Syria’s schools open amid anti-coronavirus measures
Middle East

Syria’s schools open amid anti-coronavirus measures

BEIRUT (AP) — More than 3 million Syrian students started school in government-held areas Sunday, marking the first school day…
India hits 2 mn cases as health volunteers strike
World

India hits 2 mn cases as health volunteers strike

NEW DELHI (AP) — As India hit another grim milestone in the coronavirus pandemic on Friday, crossing two million cases…
South Africa sees dip in new virus cases but warns of return
World

South Africa sees dip in new virus cases but warns of return

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s health minister on Wednesday reported decreasing rates of new confirmed cases of COVID-19 but warned…
Occupancy rates at Egypt’s Red Sea Governorate hotels reach maximum allowed by law
Egypt

Occupancy rates at Egypt’s Red Sea Governorate hotels reach maximum allowed by law

Occupancy rates at Egypt’s Red Sea Governorate hotels and tourist resorts reached 50 percent of total capacity, the maximum set…
Asia-Pacific tourism makes patchy restart, and some missteps
World

Asia-Pacific tourism makes patchy restart, and some missteps

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Tourism operators across Asia and the Pacific are making furtive and faltering advances, as well as…
US is expected to report a record-breaking economic plunge
World

US is expected to report a record-breaking economic plunge

WASHINGTON (AP) — Having endured what was surely a record-shattering slump last quarter, the US economy faces a dim outlook…
A virus cluster in France splits generations, raises fears
World

A virus cluster in France splits generations, raises fears

PARIS (AP) — As the sun went down, their partying got into full flow, with an unwanted guest: the coronavirus.…
Photos| South Sinai nature reserves reopen to visitors after 4 months’ closure
Egypt

Photos| South Sinai nature reserves reopen to visitors after 4 months’ closure

Egypt’s South Sinai nature reserves reopened for visitors on Sunday, following a four-month-long closure due to the coronavirus outbreak. The…
EgyptAir records highest number of daily flights since resuming operations
Egypt

EgyptAir records highest number of daily flights since resuming operations

EgyptAir on Friday witnessed its highest number of daily flights since the airline international flights on July 1. The company…
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