The only story of note about Egypt this morning in the international press is a Reuters piece on our response to covid-19. The newswire reports that healthcare workers are coming under increasing pressure in under-resourced hospitals despite hefty allocations in last year’s budget and the government’s economic relief package deployed in the wake of the outbreak, Reuters reports.

Meanwhile, the UAE’s the National notes that Coptic worshippers are turning to online masses and Sunday school over Zoom as churches remain closed to promote social distancing.

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