Assiut University President Tarek al-Gammal on Saturday announced that his university has produced its first cartoon series, “Mezo against Corona”, as part of a community campaign to spread awareness of the coronavirus. Gharib added this series reflects the university’s keenness in encouraging the creative energies of its talented student body. A university statement explained that the idea for this series came about in order to provide education on the coronavirus to all ages. The series follows Moataz or “Mezo”, a last year medicine student at Assiut University and the various events he encounters in daily life. Egypt’s government has shut down schools, suspended flights and imposed nationwide curfew to control the outspread of coronavirus.

Source: Egypt Independent April 25, 2020 15:20 UTC