Russian diplomats have been busy in Cairo, meeting with Egyptian officials and the local media to promote the so-called Sputnik V, a vaccine developed by Moscow’s Gamaleya Institute — even though clinical trials have not been completed on the drug, and the Chinese seem to be spearheading the race for an agreement with Egypt.

The Egyptian Health and Population Minister, Hala Zayed, outlined on Monday the country’s action plan for a possible second wave of coronavirus, during the meeting of Egypt’s Supreme Committee for the Management of the Coronavirus Crisis.

According to Egypt’s Ministry of Health, the number of COVID-19 infections has surpassed 100,000 as of Monday.

Egypt has warned of a second wave of coronavirus in the country following a recent spike in infections.

The daily infections of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Egypt have increased again because citizens neglect precautionary measures, Ministry of Health Spokesperson Khaled Mogahed has said.

Egypt’s daily infections due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continue to decrease for the third week in a row, as the Ministry of Health recorded 157 new cases on Monday.

The Egyptian government’s response to the Covid-19 outbreak has become a case study in repression, propaganda, and misinformation. The regime has been quick to treat the pandemic as a regime security risk, rather than a public health crisis. This policy is rooted in the security apparatus’ control over civilian institutions, and the …

Egyptian healthcare workers find themselves in a precarious position, with many forced to choose between risking their lives in the fight against Covid-19 and being arrested for voicing safety concerns or criticising the government’s handling of the public health crisis.

These days, if you go walking in the “well-guarded city” – the “Al-Mahrusa” as Cairo has been dubbed – after 8pm, you will see only policemen patrolling the empty streets, enforcing the exceptional rules laid down by the government to limit the spread of the coronavirus.

The government tried to bury evidence of a national outbreak—until Egyptians forced it to confess.