Covid took center stage on the nation’s airwaves last night, as the talking heads fixated on coverage of Health Minister Hala Zayed’s press conference yesterday — as well as news that those previously vaccinated can now register to receive a booster shots if they are travelling for work or study to a country that does not recognize their original vaccine. We have full coverage in the news well, above. Ala Mas’ouleety (watch, runtime: 18:18 | 12:33 | 9:24), Al Hayah Al Youm (watch, runtime: 1:57) and Masaa DMC (watch, runtime: 13:04) also took note.

Also on the airwaves last night: The Ever Given, which returned to the Suez Canal at the weekend and managed to transit the waterway without hitting anything. Suez Canal Authority boss Osama Rabie told Ala Mas’ouleety (watch: runtime: 4:27) last night that the expansion of the canal’s berths and ports, and the establishment of transit stations, is underway in order to absorb the increasing capacity of ships sailing the waterway. The Suez Canal witnessed this year an 11.2% rise in revenues, ship activity, and cargo, compared with 2020, Rabie said. Al Hayah Al Youm also had coverage (watch, runtime: 10:12).