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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…
Egypt sends medical aid to Kenya to confront coronavirus
Egypt

Egypt sends medical aid to Kenya to confront coronavirus

Egypt delivered a shipment of medical aid to the Kenyan government on Sunday to help the African nation counter its…
As Trump played down virus, health experts’ alarm grew
World

As Trump played down virus, health experts’ alarm grew

WASHINGTON (AP) — Public health officials were already warning Americans about the need to prepare for the coronavirus threat in…
Egypt confirms 148 new coronavirus cases, total now 100,856
Egypt

Egypt confirms 148 new coronavirus cases, total now 100,856

Egypt’s Health Ministry on Saturday confirmed 148 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country’s confirmed total up to 100,856. The total…
Antarctica is still free of COVID-19. Can it stay that way?
World

Antarctica is still free of COVID-19. Can it stay that way?

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — At this very moment a vast world exists that’s free of the coronavirus, where people can mingle…
UAE reports 1,007 new COVID-19 cases, highest since outbreak
Middle East

UAE reports 1,007 new COVID-19 cases, highest since outbreak

DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates health ministry on Saturday reported 1,007 new coronavirus cases, its highest daily number…
Egyptian Health Ministry ready to conduct clinical trials on two COVID-19 vaccines
Egypt

Egyptian Health Ministry ready to conduct clinical trials on two COVID-19 vaccines

Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population has completed its final preparations leading up to the third phase of clinical trials…
Politics plague Israeli virus response ahead of holidays
Middle East

Politics plague Israeli virus response ahead of holidays

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has long cultivated a symbiotic relationship with the country’s ultra-Orthodox…
India reports record daily jump of 95,735 coronavirus cases
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India reports record daily jump of 95,735 coronavirus cases

BENGALURU (Reuters) – India reported record jumps in new coronavirus infections and deaths on Thursday, taking its tally of cases…
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