Egypt has decided to allow funeral prayers inside large mosques that are authorised to hold the weekly Friday prayers, under anti-coronavirus precautionary measures, for the first time since the start of the pandemic early last year.
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Egypt’s Ministry of Health will start sending text notifications to fully vaccinated individuals from a selected target group to receive booster shots within a few days, Hossam Abdel-Ghaffar, the Ministry of Health and Population’s spokesman, announced in a televised statement on Sunday evening.
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Egypt reported 902 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, bringing the total infection tally officially to 363,162 since the outbreak began in February 2020.
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Egypt received on Saturday 600,000 doses of the Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccines; Acting Health Minister Khaled Abdel-Ghaffar announced in a statement on Sunday.
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Egypt reported 892 new coronavirus cases on Saturday in a noticeable decline compared to Saturday, bringing the total infection tally officially to 362,260 since the outbreak began locally in February 2020.
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Switzerland has announced removing the 10-day quarantine requirement for travelers from Egypt, Malawi, the UK, Czech Republic and the Netherlands starting Saturday.
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Egypt reported 933 new coronavirus cases on Friday, bringing the total infection tally officially to 361,368 since the outbreak began in February 2020, said the Health Ministry in its daily coronavirus update statement.
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Egypt reported 919 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, bringing the total infection tally officially to 360435 since the outbreak began in February 2020, said Health Ministry in its daily coronavirus update statement.
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Egypt has opened online registration for the coronavirus vaccine to children aged 12 to 15 years old, Health Ministry Spokesman Hossam Abdel-Ghaffar said late on Thursday.
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Marking International AIDS Day, the Ministry of Health and Population announced that Egypt is witnessing a significant decrease in the rate of HIV infection, with a prevalence rate of less than one percent.
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Egypt reported 938 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, bringing the total infection tally officially to 359,516 since the outbreak began in February 2020, said Health Ministry in its daily coronavirus update statement.
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Some 20.8 million women have undergone health screenings as part of the 100 Million Health initiative, the health ministry announced on Wednesday.
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EgyptAir announced on Wednesday that it is suspending flights to Toronto, the flagship carrier’s only destination for direct flights between Egypt and Canada, starting 2 December and until further notice.
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Egypt started on Wednesday barring unvaccinated citizens seeking to receive public services from entering government institutions, almost two weeks after allowing only vaccinated state employees to enter their workplaces.
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Egypt reported 949 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday bringing the total infection tally officially to 358,578 since the outbreak began in February 2020, said Health Ministry in its daily coronavirus update statement.
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Canada announced on Tuesday that it is barring entry for travellers arriving from Egypt, Malawi and Nigeria, bringing the total to 10 African countries.
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Qatar's Ministry of Health mandated that all Incoming travellers that are non-residents of Qatar must register via a pre-registration website and upload all required documents at least three days before arrival, the Qatari Ministry of Public Health said on Monday.
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No cases of the coronavirus’ Omicron variant have been detected in Egypt so far, Egypt’s acting Health Minister Khaled Abdel-Ghaffar affirmed on Tuesday.
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Egypt reported 911 new coronavirus cases on Monday bringing the total infection tally officially to 357,629 since the outbreak began in February 2020, said Health Ministry in its daily coronavirus update statement.
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Parental approval is “essential and needed” for the vaccination of 12 to 15-year-old minors against COVID-19, said the spokesperson for Egypt’s health ministry Hossam Abdel-Ghaffar on Monday.
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