Latest in Tag: COVID-19 Highlight
Latest in Tag: COVID-19

Worldwide COVID-19 infections pass 4 million
The total infections in the US now stands at 1,322,163, with 78,616 fatalities. Spain followed in second place, with the total number of confirmed cases standing at 260,117 and 26,299 fatalities.Â

Steel markets further hit following COVID-19, oil slump
Sectorâs preliminary recovery also hindered following bad 2019, local market dynamics provide breather

Turkey reports 1,848 new COVID-19 cases, 135,569 in total
Turkey conducted 33,687 tests for the coronavirus in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of tests carried out to 1,298,806

Egypt confirms record 495 single-day new COVID-19 cases, 8,476 in total
Egypt on Thursday extended a nationwide night-time curfew for 15 days until the end of holy month of Ramadan to curb the spread of COVID-19 pandemic

Covid-19 pandemic ârace of dying from infection or dying from hungerâ: El-Erian
The contradiction is life versus livelihood, as life means to implement social distance and lookdowns to minimise infections and gain time until finding a vaccine for COVID-19, however the economy requires human connections, El Erian added in a live lecture entitled âEconomic Management in the Coronavirus Eraâ on Thursday.

Up to 190,000 in Africa could die of COVID-19 if mitigation fails: WHO
Robust mitigation measures are key to averting widespread transmission of the disease that could overwhelm already fragile health systems in Africa.

64 children in NY hospitalized with potential COVID-19 linked syndrome
Syndrome features overlap with Kawasaki Disease and Toxic Shock Syndrome, including persistent fever, abdominal symptoms, rash and even cardiovascular changes requiring intensive care

China has neither intention nor ability to rebuild the world order
To contain the spread of the invisible virus, China has sacrificed too much. And now China is trying its best to help other countries to defeat the pandemic.

President Al-Sisi – The right role model for the COVID-19 crisis
President Al-Sisi regularly repeats this sentence âTogether We Canâ.

African Union measures are key to address COVID-19 crisis
At the beginning of the pandemic, which is considered the biggest public health emergency of our time, most countries were focused, understandably, on protecting their nationals.

Private hospital in Alexandria closed as COVID-19 cases discovered
Egypt’s total Covid-19 cases rise to 7,588 with 469 deaths

China is a Good Friend, Good Partner and Good Brother to African Countries!
China-EU Comprehensive Strategic Partnership is going well!

Otlob launches employment initiative for trained workers affected by COVID-19
Otlob will accommodate a large number of qualified and experienced young drivers with the aim of continuing its expansion in the Egyptian market. Some delivery sector companies have closed and laid off employees due to the ongoing global health crisis.

Covid-19 boosts Middle East cooperation on water, sanitation
Poor regional water treatment facilities means populations face continued potential threat from virus

Cairo University allocates EGP 5m to fund 8 COVID-19 research projects  Â
In a digital meeting on Tuesday, the Cairo University Council, headed by Dr Muhammad Othman Al-Khasht, approved the decision.

AXA Egypt leads responsible transformative services and supports vital community initiatives in response to COVID-19
Bringing about home-based and tele-consultation healthcare services, the company is spearheading the adaptation of insurance services and working with diverse stakeholders to address the impact of an unprecedented global health crisis.

Economists present options for footing COVID-19 bailout bill
Pandemic fallout may see greater digitisation and resilience of healthcare, less globalisation and higher debts

Egyptâs long-term healthcare sector vision remains positive despite COVID-19: Renaissance Capital
Stock prices drop since start of 2020 is attractive investment opportunity, says investment bank

BAT working on potential covid-19 vaccine through US bio-tech subsidiary
Candidate vaccine is not commercial; we are willing to work with any third party to get it developed quickly, says Liban Ahmed

Egypt sees new daily Covid-19 record of 388, with 1,730 recoveries so far
New quarantines in Gharbeya as further coronavirus infections detected

Egypt still able to meet financial obligations despite Covid-19: Moeit
Any potential postponement of financial obligations, however, must be through regional and international movements, and Egypt is willing to support such efforts, Moeit explained.

Egypt conducts highest number of COVID-19 clinical trials in MENA region: Minister Â
Egyptian universities have led local research, including genetic sequencing study of virus, says Abdel Ghaffar

Egyptâs non-oil private sector sees record decline due to COVID-19: PMI
Private sector companies generally confident economy will reopen soon

Will Covid-19 be nail in the coffin of print journalism?
âPeople would prefer digital journalism to avoid the contagion of coronavirus through touching newspapers,â says professor

Powering private health to expand care and raise quality in the MENA region
The search for solutions to improve access and quality is bringing the public and private sectors together to develop additional routes for improving health outcomes for patients

China is your partner, not your enemy
Instead, it was full of hostility towards China, groundlessly trying to demonise China, like “don’t give them the rights of the implementation of the new world order”, “our enemies are here” etc.

US state of California to begin reopening this week
Newsom outlined a four-stage plan to reopen state’s economy as he faces increasing pressure from public and local officials to ease coronavirus restrictions

South Africa confirms 7,220 COVID-19 cases in total
South Africa province of Western Cape remains the epicenter of the pandemic with 3,362 cases, followed by Gauteng with 1,661 and KwaZulu-Natal with 1,106

Egyptian medical aid is ânoble gestureâ: Sudan
Four military planes carrying medical supplies arrived in Sudan capital Khartoum on Monday

No billboards in Cairoâs streets due to COVID-19: AdMazad Study
Company sees significant fall in outdoor advertising due to pandemic