All coronavirus patients in an intensive care unit in Egypt have died after the oxygen supply to the ward failed.
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Egypt: Man who filmed chaos in Covid-hit hospital questioned by police
A man who filmed scenes of chaos at a hospital treating Covid-19 patients was summoned by Egyptian police for questioning on Monday, local sources told Middle East Eye, following outrage online caused by the footage.
Read More »Egypt to probe four COVID deaths due to alleged lack of oxygen
Egyptian prosecutors opened an investigation into the deaths on Sunday of at least four coronavirus patients at a public Egyptian hospital, after a video of nurses struggling to keep the patients alive was shared widely on social media.
Read More »Egypt’s healthcare system pushed to brink as Covid-19 cases escalate
Rapidly rising Covid-19 infections are setting off alarm bells in Egypt, leading to a new raft of government restrictions and renewing fears the country’s healthcare system could be pushed to the brink of collapse.
Read More »‘Vaccine diplomacy’ sees Egypt roll out Chinese coronavirus jab
A lack of trial data transparency from China has raised concerns, but the country is confidently pushing ahead.
Read More »Fire at Cairo hospital kills seven coronavirus patients
An intensive care unit at an Egyptian hospital caught fire on Saturday, killing seven coronavirus patients, officials said.
Read More »Egypt has at least 10 times more covid cases than official figures show, medical group official says
A member of Egypt’s Scientific Committee to Combat Coronavirus has said that coronavirus infection numbers in Egypt are at least ten times higher than what has been announced by the health ministry.
Read More »Egypt registers 432 new coronavirus cases, 19 deaths
Egypt registered on Tuesday 432 new coronavirus cases, upping the total number of confirmed cases to 117,156, according to a statement released by Health Ministry.
Read More »Egypt’s COVID-19 contradiction: Fewer cases, higher death rate
After a rush of coronavirus patients overwhelmed Egypt’s healthcare system in the spring, the official number of new COVID-19 cases in the country calmed over the summer. Yet, the decline in new cases was not mirrored in the country’s daily number of deaths.
Read More »110,000 COVID-19 Cases Now Officially Recorded in Egypt
Egypt’s official COVID-19 infection tally crossed 110,000 on Thursday evening, with the Ministry of Health reporting 214 new infections and 12 new deaths.
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