The curfew occupied the attention of the nation’s talking heads last night: Cabinet spokesman Nader Saad appeared on El Taseaa masa’n and confirmed that those commuting from distant governorates to work in Cairo would be given priority for exemptions so they can get to and from work during curfew, but that the decision remained with their employer (watch, runtime: 18:59). Min Masr’s Amr Khalil spoke with a correspondent who stood at the usually packed area in front of Al Hosary Mosque to show the empty streets during curfew hours (watch, runtime: 1:21).

Covid-19 update: Al Hayah Al Youm’s Hossam Hadad covered Health Minister Hala Zayed and Information Minister Osama Heikal’s joint press conference, during which they confirmed 40 new cases of covid-19 bringing the total number of infections to 442 (watch, runtime: 4:36). A Health Ministry statement later reported an additional 14 cases, raising the total to 456, which was picked up by Min Masr’s Amr Khalil (watch, runtime: 0:49) and Yahduth Fi Misr’s Sherif Amer (watch, runtime: 0:54).

The Masaa DMC host criticised Zayed and Heikal for standing too close together, opining that they should have set an example and stood two metres apart (watch, runtime: 3:06).

Health Ministry’s call for volunteers: Hadad also spoke by phone with Health Ministry spokesman Khaled Megahed who covered the large number who had applied to volunteer with the ministry’s anti-covid efforts (watch, runtime: 5:06).