Letter from China
On January 22nd I reported from Wuhan, the ‘epicentre’ of the virus outbreak. Already the vast majority of the people there were wearing face masks and starting to limit their…
Prescription for Investment
The EU Bank is already in contact with companies and organisations seeking to fund the search for COVID-19 vaccines and medication
If it wasn’t for technology, COVID-19 would have ended the world
Currently, most governments have suspended all activities and services, as only the health sector is operating efficiently and even over its capacity.
Amid coronavirus pandemic, Egyptian teachers and families struggle to cope with online education
“Students are not always dedicated in normal classroom lectures, so it's difficult to let them shoulder all the responsibility,” says university lecturer
200,000 PoS available for e-payments of electricity bills to reduce coronavirus spread
Out of which, 120,000 are Fawry PoS, the remaining 60,000 belong to other e-payment services including Masary, Aman, Bee, and several others.
Egypt operates flights to repatriate stranded citizens
Both Egypt and Kuwait have already halted flights with the outside world as part of precautions to contain the spread of the new coronavirus.
Nuclear energy enables doctors to detect coronavirus in humans
A diagnostic technique, with the help of nuclear technology, is called Real-Time Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR).
Egypt’s Press Syndicate shuts down for 2 weeks amid coronavirus outbreak
Press Syndicate President Diaa Rashwan said in a Monday statement that the decision aims to protect Egyptian journalists and their families.
Alexandria’s night march over Covid-19 stirs controversy
Dozens of residents pray together from balconies, windows to save people from pandemic
IOC postpones Tokyo Olympics due to coronavirus pandemic
The IOC explained that the decision came to safeguard the health of the athletes, everybody involved in the Olympic Games and the international community.