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Covid cases top 1k for first time since mid-January
We’re back in four-figure daily covid cases for the first time since mid-January: The Health Ministry reported 1,003 new covid-19…
Talk shows on 27 April 2021: Transport minister faces MPs
There was lots of news on the airwaves (by the standards of Ramadan) last night, with the transport minister’s parliamentary…
Sinovac given emergency approval + health minister to face questions in parliament over handling of latest outbreak
Sinovac cleared for use in Egypt: Health regulators have granted approval to China’s Sinovac vaccine for emergency use, the authority…
Talk shows on 25 April 2021: Zayed updates nation on covid third wave, vaccine rollout
Covid-19 dominated proceedings on the talk shows last night: Health Minister Hala Zayed gave an extended interview to El Hekaya’s…
More AstraZeneca, Sinopharm jabs are inbound
Another batch of Chinese vaccines will arrive in Egypt on 27 April, Health Minister Hala Zayed said at a presser…
Minapharm to manufacture Sputnik V in Egypt
Minapharm will manufacture in Egypt some 40 mn doses per year of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine under an agreement with…
Vacsera inks Sinovac manufacturing agreements
We just took a big step towards locally-made Sinovac vaccines after state-owned Vacsera signed two joint manufacturing agreements with China’s…
Covid-19 data tracking with China?
Are Cairo and Beijing setting up their own mini covid passport system? Egypt and China could share travelers’ covid-19 medical…
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