Only a month into Egypt’s new school year and coronavirus cases within schools have risen dramatically, with seven teachers killed thus far. Last week saw many teachers and school principals contract the disease, according to the privately-owned al-Watan newspaper on Tuesday. Before him was Mahmoud al-Husseini, the director of the Marzouq Al-Sayed Marzouq School in Kafr al-Dawwar, and Mohamad Bakri, the director of Damanhour’s Ahmed Zewail Secondary School. In Damietta, an Arabic language teacher died in the Experimental Elementary School due to the coronavirus. And an employee at the Vocational Preparatory School in Kafr el-Zayat Educational Administration, died of coronavirus inside Kafr el-Zayat General Hospital.

Source: Egypt Independent November 18, 2020 11:48 UTC