TOPIC COVID-19
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COVID-19 • 17 min read
Video of ICU deaths shines spotlight on struggling healthcare system amid coronavirus surge
Rana Mamdouh | A number of government officials claimed in the media that he had fabricated the video.
10 January 2021
COVID-19 • 8 min read
Doctors in Egypt voice concerns over Chinese vaccine, citing lack of transparency
The results of the Sinopharm trials were never made public.
13 December 2020
water scarcity • 14 min read
Rural communities navigate a pandemic with water shortages
Mostafa Hosny | Egypt’s per capita share of water has steadily fallen for decades
22 September 2020
COVID-19 • 18 min read
A new rhythm: Cairo’s arts scene navigates reopening
Nada Nabil | “Our work revolves around the collective experience of watching films in a dark room."
31 August 2020
COVID-19 • 19 min read
COVID-19 drive-thru testing rollout blurs lines between public, private sectors
Rana Mamdouh | The prime minister visited the company’s first drive-through site the day it opened, on June 15.
30 July 2020
North Sinai • 15 min read
Province of Sinai targets Union of Sinai Tribes fighters in Sheikh Zuwayed, coronavirus reaches central Sinai
Residents say civilian casualties receive less attention than those of the Armed Forces.
15 July 2020
thanaweya amma exams • 12 min read
Coronavirus shuttered high schools — but the exam tutoring business is still booming
Nada Arafat | On the eve of their final Arabic language exam, thirteen students in their third and final year of thanaweya
8 July 2020
public health • 16 min read
Medical nonprofits face the pandemic
Nada Gamal | Two socially funded operations have seen their workload swell several-fold during the crisis.
5 July 2020
COVID-19 • 10 min read
Coronavirus in Sinai: Fear and negligence as cases rise. Governor: ‘Expected and not disturbing’
The surge coincided with end-of-year high school exams.
1 July 2020
 
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28 June 2020
 
News
COVID-19 • 8 min read
Coronavirus on the rise again in Egypt, and fewer precautions for airport arrivals
12 August 2020
parliamentary elections • 7 min read
Despite continuing impact of COVID-19, Senate elections date set for August
5 July 2020
Coronavirus • 10 min read
No backup sent to hospital after most of its medical staff contract coronavirus
2 June 2020
Coronavirus • 8 min read
1st quarantine hospital halts admission after more than half of staff contracts COVID-19
27 April 2020
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