pandemic
Ninety doctors infected with coronavirus in Egypt so far, 5 others dead
Egypt
May 1, 2020
Ninety doctors infected with coronavirus in Egypt so far, 5 others dead
Ninety-five doctors have been infected with coronavirus so far in Egypt, and five of them have died, members of the…
Cairo University dean infected with coronavirus
Egypt
May 1, 2020
Cairo University dean infected with coronavirus
Spokesperson for Cairo University Mahmoud Alam Eddin announced on Thursday that the dean of the university’s Faculty of Oral and…
Turkey’s contact tracers race to contain coronavirus
Middle East
May 1, 2020
Turkey’s contact tracers race to contain coronavirus
ANKARA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) — Two medics in protective suits jumped out of a car in a deserted street in central Ankara…
Egypt’s youngest coronavirus patient transferred from incubator to quarantine
Egypt
April 30, 2020
Egypt’s youngest coronavirus patient transferred from incubator to quarantine
Doctors at Egypt’s Minya al-Nasr Hospital in the Daqahlia Governorate on Thursday transferred a 37-day-old infant from an incubator to…
Nurses at Mansoura hospital strike to demand coronavirus testing
Egypt
April 30, 2020
Nurses at Mansoura hospital strike to demand coronavirus testing
Nurses at Mansoura Health Insurance Hospital went on strike on Tuesday after the Egyptian Health Ministry refused to test them…
Sailors become biggest cluster of infections in Sri Lanka
World
April 30, 2020
Sailors become biggest cluster of infections in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sailors at a Sri Lankan naval base have become the biggest cluster of coronavirus infections…
Qatar Petroleum plans job and cost cuts amid market downturn: sources
Business
April 30, 2020
Qatar Petroleum plans job and cost cuts amid market downturn: sources
LONDON/DUBAI (Reuters) — Qatar Petroleum, one of the world’s biggest energy companies, plans a new wave of job cuts and…
Anti-viral drug remdesivir offers promising results for coronavirus treatment
Science
April 30, 2020
Anti-viral drug remdesivir offers promising results for coronavirus treatment
Director of the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Anthony S. Fauci said on Wednesday that the…
As virus cases surge, Brazil starts to worry its neighbors
World
April 30, 2020
As virus cases surge, Brazil starts to worry its neighbors
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Brazil’s virtually uncontrolled surge of COVID-19 cases is spawning fear that construction workers, truck drivers…
Egypt obtains advanced early diagnostic devices to detect coronavirus
Egypt
April 30, 2020
Egypt obtains advanced early diagnostic devices to detect coronavirus
Egypt’s Ambassador to Vienna and its permanent representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Omar Amer announced on Wednesday…