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Sunday, 26 January 2020

Last night’s talk shows for Saturday 25 January 2020

It was another slow day on the airwaves last night: Revolution/Police Day stole the limelight among most of the talk shows. Al Hayah Al Youm’s Lobna Assal dedicated a lengthy segment (watch, runtime: 29:06), while Masaa DMC’s Eman El Hosary interviewed the family members of dead policemen (watch, runtime: 5:22). Min Masr’s Amr Khalil also had coverage (watch, runtime: 1:01).

Mohamed Ali has apparently thrown in the towel: Khalil reported that actor and ex-military contractor Mohamed Ali had announced in a video to stop discussing politics online after Egyptians ignored his calls to protest. Ali has now taken down his Facebook page (watch, runtime: 10:59).

Plans in place for combating Wuhan virus: The head of Health Ministry’s Preventive Medicine Sector Alaa Eid told Al Hayah Al Youm’s Lobna Assal that Egypt was one of the first countries to prepare a preventive plan. The ministry has raised the alert level in all health centers, and has reportedly equipped fever hospitals with the necessary equipment. The authorities also keep a 14-day follow-up period with visitors coming from infected regions (watch, runtime: 8: 32).

No cases have been reported in Egypt as of yet, Cairo University professor Nasr El Bahy told Masaa DMC’s Eman El Hosary (watch, runtime: 10:31), while El Hekaya’s Amr Adib phoned Cairo Airport boss Magdy Ishak, who said that any passengers suspected of carrying the virus would be isolated immediately and transferred to the fever hospital for treatment (watch, runtime: 2:32).

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