Food prices were once again a topic of conversation on the airwaves last night: Abdel Moneim Khalil, head of internal trade at the Supply Ministry, phoned-in to Al Hayah Al Youm, telling show host Lobna Assal that last week’s price controls on unsubsidized bread have now been implemented and the ministry is conducting a nationwide awareness campaign to make sure bakeries understand the changes (watch, runtime 7:56). The three-month price controls on baladi and fino bread — announced last week to put a lid on inflated prices caused by Russia’s war in Ukraine — have set different price caps depending on the weight of the bread. Anyone found to be violating the rules will face hefty fines between EGP 100k to EGP 5 mn.

Community immunity: Our covid numbers have been declining over the past few weeks due to a higher number of fully-vaccinated citizens — around 32 mn — as well as stronger immunity, Acting Health Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar told El Hekaya’s Amr Adib in a phone-in (watch, runtime 2:43). Healthy Ministry spokesperson Hossam Abdel Ghaffar relayed the same information in a phone-in with Al Hayah Al Youm’s Lobna Al Assal (watch, runtime 5:56).