The Health Ministry reported 970 new covid-19 infections yesterday, up from 961 the day before. The ministry also reported 55 new deaths, bringing the country’s total death toll to 8,304. Egypt has now disclosed a total of 151,723 confirmed cases of covid-19.

Cases may have fallen over the past two weeks but that doesn’t mean the second wave is over, Adel Khattab, member of the Higher Education Ministry’s covid-19 committee, told Masaa DMC’s Ramy Radwan, pointing out that the death rate is still high (watch, runtime: 4:39).

The Tahya Misr Fund is calling for donations from members of the public to help fund Egypt’s vaccination program. The fund aims to set aside at least EGP 2 bn to cover the cost of vaccines for healthcare workers, low-income senior citizens, and other vulnerable people.

Business people have so far donated EGP 160 mn to the cause, Tahya Misr spokesperson Mohamed Mukhtar told Yahduth Fi Misr's Sherif Amer last night (watch, runtime: 4:03). Among those who have stepped up: Qalaa Holdings, appliance distributor Union Trade, Ahmed Abou Hashima and Talaat Moustafa Group.

Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah donated an ambulance and oxygen delivery systems to his home village of Nagrig to aid in the treatment of covid-19 patients, according to Reuters.