{"id":569821,"date":"2020-03-09T04:08:54","date_gmt":"2020-03-09T04:08:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/?post_type=issue&#038;p=569821"},"modified":"2025-12-16T07:08:21","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T07:08:21","slug":"egypt-reports-first-covid-19-death-plus-its-shaping-up-to-be-a-crazy-day-in-global-markets","status":"publish","type":"issue","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/issues\/egypt-reports-first-covid-19-death-plus-its-shaping-up-to-be-a-crazy-day-in-global-markets\/","title":{"rendered":"Egypt reports first covid-19 death. \r\nPlus: It\u2019s shaping up to be a crazy day in global markets"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"569823\" class=\"issue-section \">\n<div class=\"issue-section__content\">\n<div class=\"stories\">            <!-- Show divider before story section -->\r\n        <div \r\n            class=\"\r\n                story-section            \"\r\n            id=\"569823\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">1<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">What We're Tracking Today<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2020\/03\/09\/what-were-tracking-on-9-march-2020\/\">\r\n                            What we\u2019re tracking on 9 March 2020                        <\/a>\r\n                    <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                    \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"cta\">\n    <div class=\"cta__btn share-dropdown-cta dropdown-toggle-btn\" style=\"position:relative\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/408834.svg\" alt=\"\">\n        Share Story\n        <!-- Dropdown Menu -->\n        <ul class=\"share-menu\">\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2020\/03\/09\/what-were-tracking-on-9-march-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                    Open in new tab                    <!-- <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/media\/placeholder\/svg\/new-tab.svg\" alt=\"\"> -->\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); 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Throw in 16 mn Italians now living under travel restrictions and fears of covid-19\u2019s impact on the global economy and it\u2019s little wonder that <strong>Asian markets opened deeply in the red this morning<\/strong> \u2014 and that US and European <strong>futures point to a sharp sell-off<\/strong> when those markets open later today. How sharp? Well, US futures are down the maximum 5%. Bloomberg\u2019s David Ingles <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DavidInglesTV\/status\/1236841699856379904\">summed it up rather nicely in a tweet<\/a>.<\/p><p>Here\u2019s where things stand just before dispatch time this morning:<\/p><p><a id=\"tldr-story-02\" class=\"content-anchor\"><\/a> <strong>The total number of covid-19 cases in Egypt has risen to 55:<\/strong> The Health Ministry <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2TyX803\">announced in a statement<\/a> late on Sunday that <strong>another seven people have tested positive for covid-19,<\/strong> bringing the total number of confirmed cases in Egypt to 55. The latest cases include four foreigners and three Egyptians, one returning from Umrah and two who had been in contact with an Egyptian who picked up the virus after returning from Serbia. <strong>That last person, a 44-year-old male, is in \u201ccritical condition\u201d <\/strong>at the Matrouh quarantine facility, according to remarks by Health Minister Hala Zayed to El Hekaya\u2019s Amr Adib.<\/p><p><strong>This means we added 10 new cases yesterday<\/strong> after 45 people tested positive for the virus <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/4542b484-16ef-42d8-b4ec-bea75b2c9049\">on<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/4542b484-16ef-42d8-b4ec-bea75b2c9049\">a cruise ship in Luxor<\/a>.<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2wHTlEU\">The ministry also announced<\/a><\/strong><strong> the first death resulting from the virus:<\/strong> A 60 year-old German tourist was pronounced dead in Hurghada after having arrived in Egypt on Friday, 6 March. The patient had refused to be evacuated to Egypt\u2019s quarantine facility on the north coast.<\/p><p><strong>The Education Ministry <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2v9PEr6\">has denied rumors<\/a><\/strong><strong> of a covid-19 outbreak among school children<\/strong> and dismissed plans for any school closures.<\/p><p class=\"web-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mattswider\/status\/1236497960986382336\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2020\/3\/Matt-Swider-corona-1600px.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"enterprise\"><\/a><\/p><p><strong>What\u2019s it like to be in quarantine in Matrouh? <\/strong>Journalist Matt Swider, the managing editor of TechRadar, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mattswider\/status\/1236497960986382336\">took to Twitter<\/a> to document how his Egypt vacation turned sour after he tested positive while on a Nile cruise in Aswan.<\/p><p><strong>Family members of three US citizens<\/strong> who tested negative for the virus but remain in quarantine on the Luxor cruise ship <strong>have expressed concerns about their health,<\/strong> as the decision to place whole ships in quarantine <a href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/health-care\/article240997731.html\">continues to draw criticism<\/a>.<\/p><p><strong>Covid-19\u2019s appearance in Egypt is getting a lot of attention <\/strong>in the foreign press this morning: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/Breaking-News\/Egypts-Health-Ministry-reports-the-countrys-first-coronavirus-death-620227\">Reuters<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/liveblog_entry\/german-tourist-dies-of-coronavirus-in-egypt\/\">AFP<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2020-03-08\/egypt-reports-first-coronavirus-death?sref=mmeFTDW1\">Bloomberg<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/middle_east\/egypt-tries-to-reassure-tourists-as-coronavirus-spikes\/2020\/03\/08\/ab1dfbf6-6160-11ea-8a8e-5c5336b32760_story.html\">Washington Post<\/a>.<\/p><p class=\"web-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2020-03-08\/oil-in-freefall-after-saudis-slash-prices-in-all-out-crude-war?srnd=premium-middle-east&amp;sref=mmeFTDW1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2020\/3\/Brent-8Mar20-1600px.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"enterprise\"><\/a><\/p><p><a id=\"tldr-story-01\" class=\"content-anchor\"><\/a> <strong>Market madness resumed yesterday:<\/strong> The EGX ended yesterday\u2019s session more than 4% in the red following news of the spread. CIB \u2014 which accounts for around a third of the EGX30 \u2014 fell 4.6%. Earlier in the session, <a href=\"http:\/\/english.ahram.org.eg\/NewsContent\/3\/12\/364878\/Business\/Economy\/Egypt%E2%80%99s-EGX-suspends-trades-on--companies-amid-new.aspx\">the EGX suspended trading<\/a> for 25 companies in a bid to contain the selloff.<\/p><p>It says a lot about the times we\u2019re living in that <strong>this was probably the least notable thing that happened in markets yesterday:<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>In \u201cone of the most dramatic bouts of selling ever,\u201d oil prices collapse as <\/strong><strong>traders react to Riyadh\u2019s oil price war:<\/strong> Brent crude futures fell 31% to USD 31.02\/bbl and US crude dropped 27% to USD 30\/bbl in a matter of seconds this morning as the Asian traders reacted to Saudi Arabia\u2019s decision to slash prices and ramp up supply, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2020-03-08\/oil-in-freefall-after-saudis-slash-prices-in-all-out-crude-war?srnd=premium-middle-east&amp;sref=mmeFTDW1\">Bloomberg reports<\/a>. Riyadh plans to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2020\/03\/08\/saudi-arabia-to-hike-oil-output-above-10-million-bpd-in-april-after-opec-deal-collapse.html\">raise its output above 10 mn bbl\/d<\/a> and cut prices by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/business\/2020\/mar\/08\/oil-price-to-plunge-as-much-as-20-as-saudis-vow-to-step-up-production\">as much as 20%<\/a> in April in reaction to Russia\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/00b6609d-9a1b-4c28-80b8-def6f68c864b\">refusal last week to agree to deeper production cuts<\/a> in reaction to the covid-19 outbreak.<\/p><p><strong>We could be facing USD 20 oil this year -Goldman:<\/strong> Goldman Sachs has warned that oil prices could fall as far as USD 20\/bbl this year, a market crash that would outstrip that of 2014, according to a note <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2020-03-08\/goldman-warns-oil-could-dip-into-the-20s-as-price-war-begins?sref=mmeFTDW1\">picked up by Bloomberg<\/a>. \u201cThe prognosis for the oil market is even more dire than in November 2014, when such a price war last started, as it comes to a head with the significant collapse in oil demand due to the coronavirus,\u201d the Goldman analysts wrote.<\/p><p><strong>MENA equities fell through the floor yesterday in reaction to the Saudi moves:<\/strong> Kuwait\u2019s main index plunged 10%, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2020-03-08\/u-a-e-kuwait-stocks-plunge-amid-oil-price-war?sref=mmeFTDW1\">according to Bloomberg<\/a>. Dubai\u2019s DFM General Index saw its sharpest drop in a single session since the global financial crisis of 2008 to finish 7.9% in the red, while Saudi\u2019s Tadawul lost 8.3%.<\/p><p><strong>It was a sea of red in the Asian markets at the time of dispatch this morning:<\/strong> The Australian stock exchange was leading the sell-off, down 5.4%, with the Nikkei close behind, down 5.3%.<\/p><hr class=\"grey-line\"><p><strong>In an unprecedented move, Italy has restricted the movement of more than a quarter of its<\/strong> <strong>population:<\/strong> Around 16 mn people in Italy\u2019s northern Lombardy province have been effectively quarantined as the government takes extreme measures to contain the spread of the virus, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/27458814-6159-11ea-a6cd-df28cc3c6a68\">the Financial Times reports<\/a>. The number of cases in the country rose dramatically over the weekend to 7.3k confirmed cases and 366 fatalities, causing Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte to declare that the country is facing a \u201cnational emergency.\u201d<\/p><p><strong>Globally, the virus is continuing its spread:<\/strong> Argentina\u2019s health ministry issued a statement confirming the death of a patient who had been diagnosed with covid-19 on Saturday. This is the first death related to the virus in Latin America, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-healthcare-coronavirus-argentina\/argentina-confirms-first-death-in-latin-america-of-patient-with-coronavirus-idUSKBN20V01D\">according to Reuters<\/a>. Paraguay, Colombia, Chile and Peru have also announced their first confirmed cases of the virus, and several cases have been confirmed in Brazil.<\/p><p><strong>Bahrain's Formula One race will take place without spectators,<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2020-03-08\/mideast-stock-markets-sharply-drop-on-oil-coronavirus-fears?sref=mmeFTDW1\">Bloomberg reports<\/a>. The F1 race is scheduled for 22 March.<\/p><p class=\"web-image stand-out-borderless\"><a href=\"http:\/\/somabay.com\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2020\/3\/Hauser-1600px.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"enterprise\"><\/a><\/p><p><strong>IN NON-CORONA NEWS: Manufacturers may be getting a discount on energy <\/strong><strong>prices this week<\/strong> when the government committee tasked with reviewing energy prices announces the results of review, <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2Tw8FNJ\">MP and House energy committee member told Al Shorouk.<\/a> The committee, which meets on a biannual basis, held a meeting yesterday. Energy rates were hinted to be going down this month, <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/b0292901-4a21-485a-9ece-138d86954fb2\">as per Planning and Economic Development Minister Hala El Said.<\/a> The committee lowered the price of natural gas for the cement, metallurgy, and ceramics industries when it first met<a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2019\/10\/07\/egypt-reduces-natural-gas-prices-for-three-types-of-factories\/\">in October<\/a>.<\/p><p><strong>It\u2019s inflation day tomorrow:<\/strong> February figures will be out later today. January saw inflation accelerate for the third consecutive month, rising slightly to 7.2% from 7.1% in December.<\/p><p class=\"web-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2020\/3\/1981_Nawal-El-Saadawi_Time-1600px.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"enterprise\"><\/p><p><strong>Nawal El Saadawi made Time magazine\u2019s 100 Women of the Year list:<\/strong> Egyptian psychiatrist, feminist and novelist Nawal El Saadawi (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Nawal-El-Saadawi\">bio<\/a>) made it to <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/5793662\/nawal-el-saadawi-100-women-of-the-year\/\">The Time\u2019s list of \u201c100 Women of the Year\u201d<\/a> yesterday as part of the magazine\u2019s celebration of International Women\u2019s Day. The Times writes that she proved \u201ca fearless commentator on women\u2019s rights in Egypt.\u201d<\/p><p class=\"web-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2019\/11\/CIRA-Blackboard-Banner-B.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"enterprise\"><\/p><p><strong>*** It\u2019s Blackboard day:<\/strong> We have our weekly look at the business of education in Egypt, from pre-K through the highest reaches of higher ed. Blackboard appears every Monday in Enterprise in the place of our traditional industry news roundups.<\/p><p><strong>In today\u2019s issue:<\/strong> Government universities are planning to establish nonprofit subsidiaries that offer competitive curriculums, prices, and standards of education that match those in the private sector and other nonprofit schools. 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His condition worsened and he suffered a loss of consciousness before dying yesterday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZzwBG1B8Hdo\">(watch, runtime: 1:58)<\/a>. Al Kahera Alaan\u2019s Lamees El Hadidi <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EENlM_9ZXR4\">(watch, runtime: 1:48)<\/a>, Masaa DMC\u2019s Eman El Hosary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8f7YP9Ujdc4\">(watch, runtime: 2:07)<\/a>, and Min Masr\u2019s Reham Ibrahim <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MUFUCrGi-cI\">(watch, runtime: 1:26)<\/a> all covered the news.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Covid-19 cases in Egypt rises to 55:<\/strong> El Hekaya's Amr Adib spoke by phone with Health Ministry media spokesman Khaled Megahed who said that Egypt\u2019s total number of cases testing positive for covid-19 had climbed to 55. Megahed said the increase was of people who had come into contact with people previously reported to have contracted the virus in Egypt <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mxKQhVEcyJE\">(watch, runtime: 1:26)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5OfnNHnfkUg\">(watch, runtime: 2:22)<\/a>. El Hadidi also had the story (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hWfl6vHLWSM&t=155s\">watch, runtime: 5:58<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Facilitating covid-19 testing for travellers: <\/strong>Assal reviewed steps the Madbouly government has taken to make it easier for would-be travelers to get PCR tests at approved government labs. <strong>They include setting up a website \u2014 <\/strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.clab.mohp.gov.eg\">www.clab.mohp.gov.eg<\/a><\/strong><strong> \u2014 to book tests for those with valid travel tickets<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-JW4114RHaU\">(watch, runtime: 4:54)<\/a>. El Hadidi also covered the story <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=B_yBm1bJpYU\">(watch, runtime: 2:24)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dispute over GERD persists: <\/strong>Adib and El Hosary both criticized Sudan\u2019s statement on the ongoing Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam crisis, saying that after nine years of negotiations they had unfairly sided with Ethiopia <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dGX14Moo-Kg\">(watch, runtime: 2:29)<\/a>, and here <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EkAllIL0X-M\">(watch, runtime: 1:22)<\/a>. Assal spoke by phone with Cairo University Professor of Political Science Moataz Bllah Abd El Fattah who said that Ethiopia is \u201cwaging a war of words\u201d with Egypt. He said that Ethiopia is dragging the region into conflict with its \u201cintransigence,'' and could find itself \u201cbesieged regionally and globally\u201d and unable to secure any foreign investments <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7FoSRDtZ7yQ\">(watch, runtime: 6:34)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Former irrigation minister criticizes Sudan:<\/strong> El Hadidi phoned former Irrigation Minister Mohamed Nasr Allam who accused Sudan of siding with Ethiopia in the dispute, and said that the Egyptian government should look to its Arab neighbours and the UN Security Council to find a way to solve the crisis (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=D3p7ae7ApyY\">watch, runtime: 14:50<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div class=\"f-graphik\">Tags:<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tags-list\">\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/covid-19\/\">covid-19<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/enterprise-last-nights-talk-shows\/\">Enterprise+: Last Night\u2019s Talk Shows<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/ethiopia\/\">Ethiopia<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/health-minister-hala-zayed\/\">Health Minister Hala Zayed<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/health-ministry\/\">Health Ministry<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/prime-minister-moustafa-madbouly\/\">Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/sudan\/\">Sudan<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/umrah\/\">umrah<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- \/.story -->\r\n    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"569826\" class=\"issue-section \">\n<div class=\"issue-section__content\">\n<div class=\"stories\">            <!-- Show divider before story section -->\r\n        <div \r\n            class=\"\r\n                story-section            \"\r\n            id=\"569826\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">3<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">Speed Round<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2020\/03\/09\/covid-19-outbreak-weighs-on-egypts-recovering-tourism-new-bookings-down\/\">\r\n                            Covid-19 outbreak weighs on Egypt\u2019s recovering tourism, new bookings down                        <\/a>\r\n                    <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                    \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"cta\">\n    <div class=\"cta__btn share-dropdown-cta dropdown-toggle-btn\" style=\"position:relative\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/408834.svg\" alt=\"\">\n        Share Story\n        <!-- Dropdown Menu -->\n        <ul class=\"share-menu\">\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2020\/03\/09\/covid-19-outbreak-weighs-on-egypts-recovering-tourism-new-bookings-down\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                    Open in new tab                    <!-- <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/media\/placeholder\/svg\/new-tab.svg\" alt=\"\"> -->\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); 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The country\u2019s tourism industry in the past few years has seen a strong recovery from its post-2011 slump, but now faces serious challenges attracting visitors as more cases of the virus are reported in the country. Egyptian Travel Agents Association head <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/334ORUH\">Hossam El Shaer said<\/a> that new bookings have fallen by as much as 80% compared to last year, while Karim ElMinabaway, president of Emeco Travel Egypt, reported that his company has bookings at about 10% of what it had been expecting, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-health-coronavirus-egypt\/egypt-tries-to-protect-tourism-after-coronavirus-outbreak-on-cruise-ship-idUSKBN20V0QJ?il=0\">according to Reuters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The messaging coming out of the Tourism Ministry: Business as usual.<\/strong> The tourism, health and civil aviation ministers yesterday visited tourism sites in Luxor to paint a picture of normalcy. \u201cWe are here to respond to rumors saying that there are no tourists and people are afraid of coming. Thank God, people are here,\u201d Tourism Minister Khaled El Anany said in a TV interview, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-health-coronavirus-egypt\/egypt-tries-to-protect-tourism-after-coronavirus-outbreak-on-cruise-ship-idUSKBN20V0QJ?il=0\">Reuters<\/a> noted showed images of tourists entering one of the temples in Luxor. All tours of landmarks are continuing to operate normally and the movement of tourists is not being restricted, <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2v2IuVl\">he said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>But tour guides at the Giza Pyramids tell a different story: <\/strong>Guides and sellers working at the Giza Pyramids, one of Egypt\u2019s most popular attractions, told Reuters that the number of visitors had fallen over the past month.<\/p>\n<p><strong>An increasing number of countries are placing restrictions on people travelling to and from<\/strong><strong> Egypt.<\/strong> Saudi Arabia and Oman yesterday <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/00b6609d-9a1b-4c28-80b8-def6f68c864b\">joined Kuwait<\/a> and Qatar in introducing restrictions on flights from Egypt in a bid to slow the spread of the virus. A Saudi Interior Ministry official <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spa.gov.sa\/viewfullstory.php?lang=ar&newsid=2044469#2044469\">told local media<\/a> that the government will temporarily prevent citizens and residents from travelling to Egypt and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PACAOMAN\/status\/1236371160641736717\">the Omani aviation body announced<\/a> that while EgyptAir and Oman Air will continue flying, chartered flights to and from Egypt will end. Kuwait stopped flights to Egypt over the weekend, and EgyptAir announced it would stop flying to the Gulf state for the time being.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Tourism Ministry plans to go ahead with a major promotional campaign<\/strong> and will sign a contract next week with an international company to target 10-12 key markets including the UK, Germany, the US, and Italy, Tourism Promotion Authority Chairman Ahmed Youssef said, <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/39u7CmZ\">according to Al Mal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class='web-image'><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2020\/3\/CaptureEFG-1600px.jpg?ssl=1\" alt='enterprise'><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cThe chilling effect on tourism will likely hit growth, as well as put pressure on the <\/strong><strong>balance of payments,\u201d EFG Hermes said<\/strong> in a research note out last week on the impact of covid-19 on frontier emerging markets.<\/p>\n<p><strong>EFG also thinks the Central Bank of Egypt will leave interest rates on hold <\/strong>over the next 1-2 meetings. The CBE\u2019s Monetary Policy Committee next meets on 2 April to review rates.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lower crude prices are a plus for Egypt <\/strong>as we have \u201conly marginally\u201d became net energy exporters, EFG notes. But any relief for the government\u2019s oil bill could prove immaterial in case of \u201ca sizable [covid-19] shock.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>And investors still have \u2018places to hide\u2019:<\/strong> Investors in search of sanctuary could turn to telecommunications, utilities, and healthcare stocks \u2014 all of which are expected to be more robust in the face of the crisis. <strong>Egyptian banks also look good <\/strong>\u201ceven if the situation worsens.\u201d Unlike, GCC banks, net interest margins at Egyptian banks are forecast to be less affected by the US Fed\u2019s recent 50 bps emergency interest rate cut.<\/p>\n<p class='web-image'><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2020\/3\/Supply-chain-disruptions-covid-19-1600px.jpg?ssl=1\" alt='enterprise'><\/p>\n<p><strong>Covid-19 supply disruptions lead lamp manufacturer Futek to mothball investment plans <\/strong><strong>for now: <\/strong>Supply disruptions have prompted <a href=\"http:\/\/futeklighting.net\/\">Futek Egyptian Micro Electronics<\/a> to put on hold plans to set up a EGP 500 mn hand lamps factory in Sadat City after it was unable to import Chinese machines, Futek Chairman Mohamed Helal said, <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/3cGhqfO\">according to Al Shorouk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Longer-term national megaprojects less affected as Chinese companies still on board - gov\u2019t <\/strong><strong>source: <\/strong>The Transport Ministry is in talks with five consortiums, two of whom are China-led, to get them to bid on the USD 5 bn phase one of a planned high-speed rail linking Borg El Arab to the new administrative capital, Al Shorouk reports, quoting an unnamed source. Among the most notable are a consortium headed by the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) and others comprising Orascom Construction, Hassan Allam, and Arab Contractors. The project \u2014 which the source says would replace the now-scrapped USD 7-8 bn <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2019\/11\/19\/egypt-to-announce-details-on-alamein-ain-sokhna-high-speed-rail-soon-minister-6558\/\">Alamein-new capital-Ain Sokhna<\/a> high-speed electric rail \u2014 would cover a 262 km stretch between industrial hub Borg El Arab and the new capital as a first phase. Technical and financial bids from the competing consortiums are expected to be received within the next three months, said the source.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div class=\"f-graphik\">Tags:<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tags-list\">\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/covid-19\/\">covid-19<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/healthcare\/\">healthcare<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/manufacturing\/\">Manufacturing<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" 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  <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2020\/03\/09\/egypt-in-the-news-on-9-march-2020\/\">\r\n                    <div class=\"photo photo--above\">\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                <\/a>\r\n\r\n                \n<article id=\"post-569839\" class=\"content-area-description single-story post-569839 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-egypt-in-the-news tag-covid-19 tag-debt tag-egypt-in-the-news tag-enterpriseam tag-finance tag-health tag-human-rights tag-judiciary tag-microfinance tag-mohamed-morsi wpautop entry\">\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p><strong>Egypt\u2019s accelerating covid-19 outbreak is leading the conversation in the foreign press <\/strong><strong>this morning:<\/strong> We have coverage in this morning\u2019s What We\u2019re Tracking Today, above.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        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Arab support for its GERD position:<\/strong> Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry travelled to <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/39AkwQu\">Jordan<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/3aASzbh\">Iraq<\/a> yesterday for high-level talks as part of a regional tour aimed at reinforcing regional support amid escalating tensions with Ethiopia over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). Iraqi President Barham Salih and Jordanian King Abdullah both expressed support for Egypt\u2019s efforts to protect its water rights during the meetings, the Foreign Ministry said in a series of statements. Shoukry is due to visit Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kuwait, Oman and Bahrain in the coming days.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div class=\"f-graphik\">Tags:<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tags-list\">\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/arab-league\/\">Arab League<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/bahrain\/\">Bahrain<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/diplomacy\/\">DIPLOMACY<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/diplomacy-foreign-trade\/\">Diplomacy + Foreign Trade<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/ethiopia\/\">Ethiopia<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/gerd\/\">GERD<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/iraq\/\">Iraq<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/jordan\/\">Jordan<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/kuwait\/\">Kuwait<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/oman\/\">Oman<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/politics\/\">politics<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/saudi-arabia\/\">Saudi Arabia<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/sudan\/\">Sudan<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/uae\/\">UAE<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- \/.story -->\r\n    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"569844\" class=\"issue-section \">\n<div class=\"issue-section__content\">\n<div class=\"stories\">            <!-- Show divider before story section -->\r\n        <div \r\n            class=\"\r\n                story-section            \"\r\n            id=\"569844\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">6<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">The Market Yesterday<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2020\/03\/09\/the-market-yesterday-46\/\">\r\n                            The Market Yesterday                        <\/a>\r\n                    <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                    \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"cta\">\n    <div class=\"cta__btn share-dropdown-cta dropdown-toggle-btn\" style=\"position:relative\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/408834.svg\" alt=\"\">\n        Share Story\n        <!-- Dropdown Menu -->\n        <ul class=\"share-menu\">\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2020\/03\/09\/the-market-yesterday-46\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                    Open in new tab                    <!-- <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/media\/placeholder\/svg\/new-tab.svg\" alt=\"\"> -->\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); 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CIB, the index\u2019s heaviest constituent, ended down 4.6%. Yesterday\u2019s worst performing stocks were Orascom Development Egypt down 9.3%, Egyptian Resorts down 8.8% and EFG Hermes down 8.1%. The market turnover was EGP 363 mn, and foreign investors were the sole net buyers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Foreigners<\/strong>: Net long | EGP +12.8 mn<br \/>\n <strong>Regional<\/strong>: Net short | EGP -7.8 mn<br \/>\n <strong>Domestic<\/strong>: Net short | EGP -4.7 mn<\/p>\n<p><strong>Retail<\/strong>: 71.0% of total trades | 70.3% of buyers | 71.7% of sellers<br \/>\n <strong>Institutions<\/strong>: 29.0% of total trades | 29.7% of buyers | 28.3% of sellers<\/p>\n<p><strong>WTI:<\/strong> USD 41.28 (-10.07%)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brent:<\/strong> USD 45.27 (-9.44%)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Natural Gas:<\/strong> (Nymex, futures prices) USD 1.71 MMBtu, (-3.16%, April 2020 contract)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gold:<\/strong> USD 1,672.40 \/ troy ounce (+0.26%)<\/p>\n<p><strong>TASI:<\/strong> 6,846 (-8.32%) (YTD: -18.39%)<br \/>\n <strong>ADX:<\/strong> 4,393 (-5.37%) (YTD: -13.43%)<br \/>\n <strong>DFM:<\/strong> 2,266 (-7.87%) (YTD: -18.01%)<br \/>\n <strong>KSE Premier Market:<\/strong> 5,750 (-10.02%)<br 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href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2RMVwyZ\">South Korean business delegation to visit Egypt<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>March: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.menafatf.org\/about\">The Middle East and North Africa Financial Action Task Force<\/a> (MENAFATF) <a href=\"https:\/\/almalnews.com\/%d9%85%d8%ac%d9%85%d9%88%d8%b9%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b9%d9%85%d9%84-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%8a-%d8%aa%d8%b2%d9%88%d8%b1-%d9%85%d8%b5%d8%b1-%d9%85%d8%a7%d8%b1%d8%b3-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d9%82\/\">will visit<\/a> Egypt to assess the progress of actions taken to combat money laundering and terrorist sponsoring activities.<\/p>\n<p>March: The French Chamber of Commerce and Industry is sending <a href=\"https:\/\/alborsaanews.com\/2020\/02\/25\/1300124\">10 French companies<\/a> to Egypt to promote French tourists to visit<\/p>\n<p>17-18 March (Tuesday-Wednesday): US Federal Open Market Committee will hold its two-day policy meeting to review the interest rate.<\/p>\n<p>21-22 March (Saturday-Sunday): An international conference <a href=\"https:\/\/alborsaanews.com\/2020\/02\/26\/1301075\">to market investment prospects<\/a> in the Suez Canal Economic Zone, Al Galala City, Egypt<\/p>\n<p>24 March (Tuesday): <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2VRy4TC\">The Annual Export Summit<\/a>, Nile Ritz Carlton, Cairo, Egypt<\/p>\n<p>25-26 March (Wednesday-Thursday): <a href=\"http:\/\/www.megaprojectsconf.com\/\">Mega Projects Conference<\/a>, Egypt International Exhibition Center, Nasr City, Cairo.<\/p>\n<p>26 March (Thursday): <a href=\"https:\/\/almalnews.com\/%d8%aa%d8%a3%d8%ac%d9%8a%d9%84-%d8%af%d8%b9%d9%88%d9%89-%d8%b4%d8%b1%d9%83%d8%a9-%d8%b3%d9%88%d8%b1%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d8%b6%d8%af-%d8%a8%d9%88%d8%b1%d8%aa%d9%88-%d8%ac%d8%b1%d9%88%d8%a8-%d8%a5%d9%84%d9%89\/\">Court session<\/a> for Amer Group, Porto Group lawsuit against Antaradous.<\/p>\n<p>2 April (Thursday): The CBE\u2019s Monetary Policy Committee will meet to review interest rates.<\/p>\n<p>12 April (Sunday): Easter Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>12 April (Sunday): <a href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2020\/2\/240116_1.pdf\">Court session for Amer Group<\/a>, Porto Group compensation claim against Antaradous<\/p>\n<p>17-19 April (Friday-Sunday): IMF, World Bank hold Spring Meetings.<\/p>\n<p>19 April (Sunday): <a href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2020\/2\/%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A7-24-2-2020.pdf\">Court session for Arabia Investments Holdings\u2019<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/almalnews.com\/%d8%aa%d8%a3%d8%ac%d9%8a%d9%84-%d8%af%d8%b9%d9%88%d9%89-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b9%d8%b1%d8%a8%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d9%84%d9%84%d8%a7%d8%b3%d8%aa%d8%ab%d9%85%d8%a7%d8%b1%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d8%b6%d8%af-%d8%a8%d9%8a%d8%ac-6\/\">lawsuit against Peugeot<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>19 April (Sunday): Coptic Easter Sunday, national holiday.<\/p>\n<p>20 April (Monday): Sham El Nessim, national holiday.<\/p>\n<p>23 April (Thursday): First day of Ramadan (TBC).<\/p>\n<p>25 April (Saturday): Sinai Liberation Day, national holiday.<\/p>\n<p>28-29 April (Tuesday-Wednesday): US Federal Open Market Committee will hold its two-day policy meeting to review the interest rate.<\/p>\n<p>5-7 May (Tuesday-Thursday): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.afsic.net\/\">AFSIC - Investing in Africa<\/a>, London, United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p>14 May (Thursday): The CBE\u2019s Monetary Policy Committee will meet to review interest rates.<\/p>\n<p>23 May (Saturday): An administrative court will look into an appeal by steel rolling mills to overturn a government\u2019s decision to place import tariffs on steel rebar and iron billets. The hearing <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/32gKHbU\">was postponed<\/a> from 22 February 2020.<\/p>\n<p>23-26 May (Saturday-Tuesday): Eid El Fitr (TBC).<\/p>\n<p>4-6 June (Thursday-Saturday): <a href=\"https:\/\/sommetafriquefrance202a0.org\/en\/\">2020 Africa-France Summit<\/a>, Bordeaux, France.<\/p>\n<p>9-10 June (Tuesday-Wednesday): US Federal Open Market Committee will hold its two-day policy meeting to review the interest rate.<\/p>\n<p>17-20 June (Wednesday-Saturday): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.automech-formula.com\/en\/home.html\">2019 Automech Formula car expo<\/a>, Egypt International Exhibition Center, Cairo.<\/p>\n<p>30 June (Sunday): June 2013 protests anniversary, national holiday.<\/p>\n<p>25 June (Thursday): The CBE\u2019s Monetary Policy Committee will meet to review interest rates.<\/p>\n<p>28-29 July (Tuesday-Wednesday): US Federal Open Market Committee will hold its two-day policy meeting to review the interest rate.<\/p>\n<p>30 July-3 August (Thursday-Monday): Eid El Adha (TBC), national holiday.<\/p>\n<p>13 August (Thursday): The CBE\u2019s Monetary Policy Committee will meet to review interest rates.<\/p>\n<p>20 August (Wednesday-Thursday): Islamic New Year (TBC), national holiday.<\/p>\n<p>15-16 September (Tuesday-Wednesday): US Federal Open Market Committee will hold its two-day policy meeting to review the interest rate.<\/p>\n<p>24 September (Thursday): The CBE\u2019s Monetary Policy Committee will meet to review interest rates.<\/p>\n<p>24 September- 2 October (Thursday-Friday): <a href=\"http:\/\/elgounafilmfestival.com\/\">El Gouna Film Festival<\/a>, El Gouna, Egypt.<\/p>\n<p>6 October (Tuesday): Armed Forces Day, national holiday.<\/p>\n<p>29 October (Thursday): Prophet Mohamed\u2019s birthday (TBC), national holiday.<\/p>\n<p>November: Egypt <a href=\"http:\/\/gate.ahram.org.eg\/News\/2284801.aspx\">will host simultaneously<\/a> the International Capital Market Association\u2019s emerging market, and Africa and Middle East meetings.<\/p>\n<p>4-5 November (Tuesday-Wednesday): US Federal Open Market Committee will hold its two-day policy meeting to review the interest rate.<\/p>\n<p>12 November (Thursday): The CBE\u2019s Monetary Policy Committee will meet to review interest rates.<\/p>\n<p>15-16 December (Tuesday-Wednesday): US Federal Open Market Committee will hold its two-day policy meeting to review the interest rate.<\/p>\n<p>24 December (Thursday): The CBE\u2019s Monetary Policy Committee will meet to review interest rates.<\/p>\n<p>25 December (Friday): Western Christmas.<\/p>\n<p>1 January 2021 (Friday): New Year\u2019s Day, national holiday.<\/p>\n<p>7 January 2021 (Thursday): Coptic Christmas, national holiday.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- \/.story -->\r\n    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":569822,"menu_order":0,"template":"","categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-569821","issue","type-issue","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","wpautop","entry"],"acf":{"mongo_id":"e143f389-4c92-4373-bbd4-a757d76e7474","teaser":"","photo_url":"https:\/\/ent.news\/2020\/3\/96.jpg"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Egypt reports first covid-19 death.  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