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Some 1-2k people in Egypt are being vaccinated against the virus that causes covid-19 each each day<\/strong>, Noha Assem, advisor to Health Minister Hala Zayed, told Masaa DMC's Eman El Hosary (watch, runtime: 10:32<\/a>). This figure is expected to rise when people feel more confident about vaccines, she said. The country started thevaccination campaign on 24 January<\/a> for frontline medical staff and began administring the jab to elderly and vulnerable people on 4 March<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Health Ministry <\/strong>reported<\/a><\/strong> 631 new covid-19 infections yesterday<\/strong>, down from 644 the day before. The ministry also reported 40 new deaths, bringing the country\u2019s total death toll to 11,340. Egypt has now disclosed a total of 191,555 confirmed cases of covid-19.<\/p>\n

The EU might have to eat their words on Sputnik:<\/strong> Long dismissed in Western media as dangerous and untrustworthy, European leaders are considering turning to Russia\u2019s Sputnik V covid shot as the bloc\u2019s vaccination campaign falters on supply problems and safety concerns, Reuters<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Some 1-2k people in Egypt are being vaccinated against the virus that causes covid-19 each each day, Noha Assem, advisor to Health Minister Hala Zayed, told Masaa DMC's Eman El Hosary (watch, runtime: 10:32). This figure is expected to rise when people feel more confident about vaccines, she said. 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