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Monday, 14 December 2020

Everything you need to know about covid at home and abroad on 14 December 2020

The Health Ministry reported 486 new covid-19 infections yesterday, up from 478 the day before. Egypt has now disclosed a total of 121,575 confirmed cases of covid-19. The ministry also reported 22 new deaths, bringing the country’s total death toll to 6,920.

We received our second shipment of China’s Sinopharm vaccine yesterday from the UAE, after receiving our first shipment last Thursday. The vaccine will first be administered to frontline health workers. The UAE had reported that its own trial for the Sinopharm vaccine had shown that it was 86% effective in preventing moderate and severe cases of covid-19.

Kuwait’s flight resumption with Egypt will at first be limited to evacuating Egyptians from the Gulf country, an unnamed source at EgyptAir told Al Shorouk. The flights will be one way from Kuwait to Egypt and return empty without any passengers. Once the Kuwait’s Civil Aviation Authority signs off on health requirements and procedures followed by EgyptAir and other airlines, two-way travel will be resumed as well, a separate unnamed Kuwaiti source added.

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