Government in Egypt has announced that it will bar unvaccinated public service workers from entering its buildings from mid next month. A cabinet notice on Sunday said workers would have to be vaccinated or take a weekly Covid test to be allowed into government buildings from 15 November. Egypt has …
Read More »Fire sweeps through landmark Egyptian hall
A big fire has swept through the main square of a landmark concert hall and conference centre in Egypt where the country’s top film festival is due to open on Thursday. A plume of black smoke rose from where the opening and closing ceremonies of El Gouna film festival are …
Read More »Egypt: President al-Sisi criticized for his plan to build a huge prison
Abdul Fattah al-Sisi, the Egyptian president has been severely criticized on social media after announcing his intention to build the country’s largest prison complex. For critics of the president, he should build hospitals, schools and houses in the country which has a severe housing shortage and a water crisis. “I …
Read More »Egypt announced plans to produce 1 billion Sinovac vaccines per year
Egypt has said it intends to produce more than a billion doses of China’s Sinovac vaccine each year in order to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Health Minister Hala Zayed told reporters that under a deal with the Chinese firm, a factory in the capital, Cairo, would make …
Read More »Egyptian President says bread price should increase
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has announced that it was time to increase the price of bread. Mr Sisi said that there would not be a big jump. This increase has been a highly sensitive issue in the past. President Sisi suggested it was no longer reasonable to continue subsidising …
Read More »Egypt: army claims to have killed 89 jihadists in Sinai
Eighty-nine jihadists from the terrorist group Daesh were killed in army operations in the Sinai Peninsula in eastern Egypt, a military spokesman said on Sunday, without specifying when these extremists had been shot. Eight Egyptian soldiers were also “killed or wounded,” added the army spokesman in a statement. “As part …
Read More »Africa seeks ‘continental capacity’ to produce vaccines
According to the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the continent will need a ”continental capacity” to produce covid-19 vaccines. As the continent tries to vaccinate more of its 1.3 billion people, Director of the Africa’s CDC says five African nations appear to have the capacity to produce vaccines. …
Read More »Egypt begins vaccine rollout to wider population
Egypt on Thursday expanded its coronavirus vaccination rollout to include the elderly and people with chronic diseases after several weeks of vaccinating medical staff, the cabinet said. The Arab world’s most populous country with more than 100 million, has prepared 40 vaccination centres and plans to increase that number after …
Read More »Ghana has more caregivers abroad than at home
According to researchers Frank Nyonator and Ken Sagoe, this West African country lost 50% of its nursing workforce between 1995 and 2005 despite certain advantages (free housing and bonuses) to curb this brain drain. In 2016, there were only 3,365 doctors, or 1 per 8,500 inhabitants. Ghana is not alone …
Read More »Egypt begins vaccination against the covid-19 pandemic
Egypt, the most populous Arab nation has begun the process of vaccinating its more than 100 million citizens against the coronavirus. The country has recorded nearly 9,000 deaths from the disease. The first recipients of a vaccine were a doctor and a nurse. They were given a Chinese-made injection. Vaccines …
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