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EDA cautions against wrong use of Hydroxychloroquine as treatment of COVID 19
Date: 2020-03-22 14:02:53 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:8365003
The Egyptian Drug Authority (EDA) has cautioned against the wrong use of Hydroxychloroquine as a treatment of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). In a statement issued on Sunday, the EDA warned of the risks of using the Hydroxychloroquine without ....
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Russia to send medical personnel & equipment to help Italy contain coronavirus outbreak
Date: 2020-03-22 11:15:37 GMT - Russia - International - SN:4 - ID:8364716
Russia is set to send teams of doctors, medical virologists, protective gear and medical equipment to Italy to help fight the Covid-19 pandemic in the country, Sputnik news agency reported. Upon the Italian side's readiness, the inducted ....
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FRA donates EGP 250 mn to support state's efforts to counter coronavirsus
Date: 2020-03-22 10:46:58 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:8364651
The Financial Regulatory Authority board decided on Sunday to donate EGP 250 million of its available surplus to support the state's efforts to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on the society's most needy categories which will be ....
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Syria free of coronavirus, says health minister
Date: 2020-03-22 10:26:55 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:8364622
Syrian Health Minister Nizar Yaziji confirmed that there no coronavirus infections in the war-ravaged country and that all tests performed by health laboratories proved to be negative. But he stressed that the country continues precautionary ....
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Egypt's bourse gains 18.4 billion pounds
Date: 2020-03-22 10:20:47 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:1 - ID:8364608
All indices of Egypt Stock Exchange jumped in the first minutes of morning trading on Sunday with the main index upping by 6.38 percent. The increase is prompted by the stimulus procedures the government has adopted and to the initiative that the ....
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President Sisi sends message to Rwandan leader on GERD negotiations
Date: 2020-03-19 23:59:46 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:8361843
Rwandan President Paul Kagame received on Thursday a message from President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on the latest developments of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD)'s negotiations. The message was handed over by Foreign Minister Sameh ....
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CBE cuts interest rates of some economic initiatives
Date: 2020-03-19 23:58:26 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:7 - ID:8361842
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) decided on Thursday to lower the interest rates applied on some economic initiatives to 8 percent, down from 10 percent. The CBE has launched several economic initiatives, aimed at spurring the activities of the ....
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FDA approves anti-malaria drug to treat COVID-19
Date: 2020-03-19 23:57:49 GMT - USA - International - SN:6 - ID:8361841
President Donald Trump announced Thursday that a common drug used to fight malaria has shown great promise in treating people infected with COVID-19, Hurra channel reported. The drug, chloroquine, is a medication used to prevent and to treat ....
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90 coronavirus cases reported in Algeria, 9 dead
Date: 2020-03-19 23:56:06 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:8361840
The Algerian Health Ministry announced on Thursday that a 47-year-old person died of coronavirus, taking the number of fatalities to 9. The ministry added that there are 90 coronavirus cases reported in Algerian provinces, mostly in the capital ....
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Italy's coronavirus death toll surpasses China's number of fatalities
Date: 2020-03-19 23:55:10 GMT - Italy - International - SN:4 - ID:8361839
With 427 deaths in the last 24 hours, Italy's COVID-19 death toll has reached 3,405, surpassing China's number of fatalities, ABC News reported. Coronavirus has killed 3,249 in China, according to Johns Hopkins University. As COVID-19 ravages ....