pandemic
World Bank allocates $7.9 mn to Egypt to fight coronavirus
Egypt
April 3, 2020
World Bank allocates $7.9 mn to Egypt to fight coronavirus
The World Bank on Friday announced it was allocating US$7.9 million to the Egyptian government to finance a coronavirus emergency…
New 4,000-bed coronavirus field hospital opens in London
World
April 3, 2020
New 4,000-bed coronavirus field hospital opens in London
Prince Charles opened a new 4,000-bed temporary hospital in a conference center in east London on Friday, the first of…
The new 9/11: coronavirus and a looming mental health disaster
World
April 3, 2020
The new 9/11: coronavirus and a looming mental health disaster
The coronavirus pandemic has plunged the world into uncharted territory, leaving people feeling helpless in the face of an invisible…
Photos: Egyptian returnees from US enter quarantine in Marsa Alam hotel
Egypt
April 3, 2020
Photos: Egyptian returnees from US enter quarantine in Marsa Alam hotel
A resort in Marsa Alam south of the Red Sea opened its doors for Egyptians returning from Washington as they…
Complete curfew in Egypt over coronavirus is possible: Minister
Egypt
April 3, 2020
Complete curfew in Egypt over coronavirus is possible: Minister
Information Minister Ossama Heikal said that applying a complete curfew in Egypt to confront the coronavirus remains a possibility. During…
Israel’s Netanyahu gets all-clear after second coronavirus scare this week
Middle East
April 3, 2020
Israel’s Netanyahu gets all-clear after second coronavirus scare this week
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tested negative for coronavirus on Thursday after his health minister was…
Iraq has confirmed thousands more COVID-19 cases than reported, medics say
Middle East
April 3, 2020
Iraq has confirmed thousands more COVID-19 cases than reported, medics say
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq has thousands of confirmed COVID-19 cases, many times more than the 772 it is has publicly…
Google to publish user location data to help govts tackle virus
Technology
April 3, 2020
Google to publish user location data to help govts tackle virus
Google says it will publish users’ location data around the world from Friday to allow governments to gauge the effectiveness…
Isolated and afraid: How the pandemic is changing pregnancy
World
April 3, 2020
Isolated and afraid: How the pandemic is changing pregnancy
Jamie Chui has been a virtual prisoner in her Hong Kong home for most of her nine-month pregnancy. Trapped initially…
Iran parliament speaker, Israeli health minister have virus
Middle East
April 3, 2020
Iran parliament speaker, Israeli health minister have virus
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s parliament speaker has contracted the new coronavirus, the country’s highest-ranking government figure yet to catch…