Egypt confirmed on Monday 931 new COVID-19 infections, raising the total number of cases in the country since mid-February to 83,001, said the health ministry. It is the fifth consecutive day for the country’s daily COVID-19 infections to be below 1,000 since May 28. Egypt and China have been cooperating closely in fighting the pandemic through exchanging medical aid and expertise. “So far, Chinese medical experts have held eight video conferences with Egyptian counterparts over COVID-19,” Chinese Ambassador to Egypt Liao Liqiang said earlier this month. On July 5, Liao delivered a batch of anti-coronavirus medical aid sent by the Chinese government to the Cairo-based Arab League.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 13, 2020 21:11 UTC