{"id":563028,"date":"2021-06-15T03:56:43","date_gmt":"2021-06-15T03:56:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/06\/15\/a-refreshingly-light-covid-news-day\/"},"modified":"2021-06-15T03:56:43","modified_gmt":"2021-06-15T03:56:43","slug":"a-refreshingly-light-covid-news-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/06\/15\/a-refreshingly-light-covid-news-day\/","title":{"rendered":"A refreshingly light covid news day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Health Ministry <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/egypt.mohp\/posts\/113369300974293\">reported<\/a><\/strong><strong> 613 new covid-19 infections yesterday<\/strong>, down from 691 the day before. Egypt has now disclosed a total of 273,795 confirmed cases of covid-19. The ministry also reported 31 new deaths, bringing the country\u2019s total death toll to 15,654.<\/p>\n<p><strong>We have a new vaccine on the block:<\/strong> A vaccine produced by biotech firm Novavax has been found to be 90% effective against covid-19, <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/coronavirus-pandemic-science-business-health-02b977b3ed5cfa59643bef1baabde4f7\">the Associated Press<\/a> reports.<sup><\/sup> The company also said that its two-shot vaccine protects people against covid variants and \u2014 unlike Pfizer and Moderna\u2019s mRNA vaccines \u2014 doesn\u2019t need to be stored in super-cold temperatures, making distribution easier.<\/p>\n<p><strong>It\u2019s not going to be around for a while though:<\/strong> The company said it is hoping to get regulatory clearance in the US, Europe and elsewhere by September, after which it will have capacity to produce 100 mn doses a month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Health Ministry reported 613 new covid-19 infections yesterday, down from 691 the day before. 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