Top Headlines

• Egypt’s coronavirus cases surpass 1000 milestone
• Medics at Egypt’s main cancer center test positive for coronavirus
• Egypt quarantines all nationals returning from abroad
• Egypt’s Central Bank keeps key interest rates unchanged
• Egypt’s Health Minister arrives in Italy with medical supplies
• Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church extends suspension of prayers including Holy Week services due to coronavirus
• Twitter deletes 20,000 fake accounts linked to Saudi, Serbian and Egyptian governments

 Main Headlines

 Monday

• Social media influencer is released on bail after arrest over curfew videos
• Egypt sets up hotlines for psychological support during coronavirus shutdown
• First Doctor dies of coronavirus in Egypt
• Vast majority of Egypt’s coronavirus cases have only mild to moderate symptoms

Tuesday

• Egypt to quarantine all nationals returning from abroad
• A village in Gharbiya governorate enters lockdown after 8 people contract virus
• Egypt cancels mid-term exams due to coronavirus
• First Egyptian child recovers from coronavirus

Wednesday

• Egypt continuing disinfection of cultural venues
• Egypt to produce prototype of first locally-manufactured Medtronic’s ventilator in a week
• National Bank of Egypt shuts down main branch in New Cairo for two weeks over coronavirus-infected employee
• An Egyptian doctor in the U.S. dies of the coronavirus

Thursday

• Sisi orders Tahya Misr Fund to pay for returnee quarantine fees
• Egypt’s Central Bank keeps key interest rates unchanged
• Protests in Gharbiya as villagers rally against quarantine
• Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church extends suspension of prayers, including Holy Week services due to coronavirus
• Egypt’s airlines to lose $1.6 billion owing to coronavirus: IATA
• Egypt increases intern doctors’ bonuses at annual cost of EGP 320 million

Friday

• Egypt reports highest daily increase in coronavirus cases, deaths
• Egyptians returning from US are quarantined in Red Sea’s Marsa Alam
• Twitter deletes 20,000 fake accounts linked to Saudi, Serbian and Egyptian governments

Saturday

• Egypt’s coronavirus cases surpass 1000 milestone
• Medics at Egypt’s main cancer center test positive for coronavirus
• Some Egyptians defy government to perform Friday prayers
• Egypt’s Health Minister arrives in Italy with medical supplies in Italy
• Charity iftar tables banned in Egypt in Ramadan owing to coronavirus: Endowments ministry http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/366598.as

Sunday

• Egypt and Sudan run new electricity linkage project at a voltage of 220 KV
• Egypt’s Sisi orders coronavirus testing all staff and patients at Egypt’s National Cancer Institute
• Grand Egyptian Museum opening is delayed to 2021 amid COVID-19 fears
• Quarantine across Egypt stays as virus cases continue emerging
• Italy’s coronavirus outbreak leaves four Egyptian dead and 22 are infected.

Reports

• Cologne 555: How coronavirus revived Egypt’s favorite perfume.
• Egypt releases political prisoners amid coronavirus outbreak
• Ethiopia: Dam dispute stokes anti-Egypt feelings
• Central Bank of Egypt’s new cash deposits and daily withdrawal limits

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