The COVID-19 roundup is part of the Mada Morning Digest, our daily overview of what is making waves in the Arabic language press
“Prison doesn’t kill, loneliness does. I need your support so I don’t die.”
The city has found itself in the throes of a battle between the Armed Forces and Province of Sinai.
Tarhouna and Wattiyah could prove decisive for the Tripoli campaign and Haftar's political profile
Aside from the official protocol, the availability of PCR testing appears to vary across government sectors and within the medical community itself.
Two of the hospital's staff have died of complications from the virus
The head of the UN Support Mission in Libya described the allegations as “very, very concerning”
"Whatever old cases they have lying around, they implicate him in them"
Fatma Gamal, a mother of five, says her whole family has been put out of work because of the virus.
The index case for the latter two hospitals is still unknown
The clock is ticking in a long-running dispute over Ethiopia’s plans to build a mega-dam
Coronavirus passes through North Sinai, but no cases reported
A conversation with EIPR's Alaa Ghanam on its strengths and weaknesses
Drivers for Uber and Careem have suffered a drastic loss of income during the pandemic
Farmers, vendors and buyers struggle to get by amid Covid-19 preventative measures
Madbuly also urged that construction operations continue at “maximum capacity” at "all sites."
"What are you worried about, basha, so long as you’re Egyptian? It’s in God’s hands."
Everything changed on March 6, the day the health minister returned to Egypt.
Meanwhile, the total number of positive cases in Egypt continues to rise.
What are the political, economic and environmental structures that paved the way for this outbreak?
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