Egypt will suspend schools and universities for two weeks starting March 15 amid...
FILE PHOTO: People sit in a coffee shop in Cairo, Egypt February March 10, 2020. Picture taken March 10, 2020. REUTERS/Hanaa Habib
CAIRO - Egypt will suspend schools and universities for two weeks starting March 15 amid to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the presidency said in a statement on Saturday. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi also called for a 100 billion Egyptian pound fund to finance the state’s “comprehensive plan” for tackling the disease, the statement said.Reporting by Hesham Abdul Khalek and Mohamed Waly; Writing by Nadine Awadalla; Editing by Catherine Evans
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