Funeral prayers can now be performed at “major” mosques, after the newly-formed pandemic and epidemic management committee approved the Awqaf Ministry’s request to remove the ban on the prayers in its first ever meeting, cabinet announced in a statement. The committee was formed under a new law handing the prime minister extraordinary powers to respond to pandemics and public health crises.

The Health Ministry reported 871 new covid-19 infections yesterday, down from 902 the day before. Egypt has now disclosed a total of 364,033 confirmed cases of covid-19. The ministry also reported 43 new deaths, bringing the country’s total death toll to 20,770.

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