African countries to be among first to benefit from China’s COVID-19 vaccine: Xi

Xi made the remarks in his keynote speech at the Extraordinary China-Africa Summit on Solidarity against COVID-19 held via video link. Enditem

Xinhua

Al-Sisi calls for prioritising Africa’s medical sector through adequate funding

President Xi chairs Extraordinary China-Africa Summit on Solidarity against COVID-19

Daily News Egypt

WHO welcomes Dexamethasone promising results among COVID-19 patients

Medication may cause negative side effects, should be taken under medical supervision, says Egyptian Medicines Authority

Daily News Egypt

Healthcare professionals offer comfort, monitoring to COVID-19 patients at home

Patients receive daily follow-up to monitor when they need emergency care

Daily News Egypt

Joint-research team investigates evolution of fish from water to land

Avoiding nasty underwater predators motivated some marine animals to spend more time on land, says research

Daily News Egypt

Facilities put in place for replacing unmetered power connections with metering system

New meters will ensure citizens are held accountable for usage according to actual consumption rates

Mohamed Farag

EETC, Chinese consortium contract on EGP 303m worth Madinaty 2 transformer substation

EETC Chairperson Sabah Mashaly said the contract covers the transformer’s construction, with equipment of 220/66 kV of the gas-insulated type, which will operate under the Cairo Electricity Distribution Company.

Mohamed Farag

APICORP anticipates $792bn investments in MENA energy over 5 years

Egypt implements petrochemical projects worth $38bn in 2020-2024

Mohamed Farag

Electricity Ministry negotiates local bank loan to finance EGP 20bn grid support projects

No alternative to rising electricity prices, despite reduced consumption and collection during COVID-19

Mohamed Farag

Cement companies report mixed results for 1Q 2020

Ongoing pandemic, temporary suspension of building permits have affected demand for cement across Egypt

Alyaa Stohy