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Monday, 11 January 2021

Everything you need to know about covid at home and abroad on 11 January 2021

The Health Ministry reported 993 new covid-19 infections yesterday, up from 989 the day before. The ministry also reported 55 new deaths, bringing the country’s total death toll to 8,197. Egypt has now disclosed a total of 149,792 confirmed cases of covid-19.

The latest government official to pass away from the virus: Health Ministry Undersecretary in Qalyubia, Hamdy El Tabbakh, who died on Saturday, according to a ministry statement. El Tabbakh’s death raises the covid-related deaths among medical staff to 290.

Egyptian actor Hadi El Gayar also passed away yesterday from covid-19 complications, the actors’ syndicate said yesterday. El Gayar, 71, rose to fame after his role in the iconic Madraset El Moshaghbeen play, and has since appeared in over 200 films, plays, and radio and TV series.

PSA- The government website through which people can register for the vaccine is not yet up. We’ll let you know when it is live.

Factory workers will be getting covid-19 vaccines at no charge, thanks to the Egyptian Federation of Investors Associations, the federation’s acting head, Moharram Helal, said on the airwaves yesterday (watch, runtime: 4:07). The federation, a union of 45 investor associations whose members own some 40k factories, will cover the vaccine costs “without exception.” Helal said.

The case count in Africa has now surpassed the 3 mn mark, with over 72k deaths, according to Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data. As much as 30% of the tally is accounted for by South Africa, which recorded 1.21 mn cases as of yesterday.

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