The Head of Allergy and Immunology Department at the Holding Company for Biological Products and Vaccines (VACSERA) Amgad al-Haddad has warned against any mixed doses of coronavirus vaccines. During a phone-in with DMC satellite channel on Sunday, Haddad said that most studies have said that taking two different vaccines on the same day has many health risks as the immune system’s response is not guaranteed and could even react violently. He noted that some countries have conducting experiments on mixing vaccines by taking the first dose of a particular vaccine, and taking the second dose of another type. “The combination of coronavirus vaccines and taking two different types at the same time causes health risks,” he added.

CAIRO – 25 October 2021: The Egyptian -Sudanese military exercise, dubbed "Guardian of the South-1" that kicked off on October 19, still taking place at Mohamed Naguib Military Base. The exercise, which kicked off last week is expected to last until October 29, with the participation of groups military personnel of the Egyptian and Sudanese border guards. Participating troops attended a number of lectures and performed some practical training aimed at unifying concepts and enhancing skills to boost the troops' ability to secure borders and combat smuggling, infirtlation, and illegal migration activities, making use of state-of-the-art systems and equipment. The joint drill is one of several exercises executed by the Egyptian and Sudanese armed forces recently, including joint aerial exercises "Nile Eagles 1" in November 2020 and "Nile Eagles 2" in March and April 2021, to share expertise and enhance military cooperation.

CAIRO - 24 October 2021: The Health Ministry said Saturday that 881 new coronavirus cases were detected, upping the total number of confirmed cases reported in the country since the beginning of the outbreak to 323,733. On Oct.23, Zayed said that Egypt received the third shipment of Pfizer coronavirus vaccine at Cairo airport on Friday comprising 1.4 million doses offered by the US government through the COVAX initiative in cooperation with Gavi, the vaccine alliance. US Ambassador Jonathan R. Cohen had said last week that the Pfizer vaccines are a direct donation from the people of the United States to the people of Egypt. “This is part of eight million Pfizer vaccine doses the United States is sending to Egypt.”The shipments are part of 500 million Pfizer vaccine doses donated by the US to the African Union countries through the COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX). Egypt's first Pfizer vaccines shipment arrived from the US in late September.

CAIRO – 24 October 2021: In the following lines, ET sheds light on the most important world events that took place on October 24. 680 - The Battle of Karbala takes place between Imam Hussein bin Ali bin Abi Talib, his family and companions, and the army of Caliph Yazid bin Muawiyah. 1260 - The Mamluk leader Sultan Seif al-Din Qutuz is killed, and al-Zahir Baybars takes over after him. 1934 - Mahatma Gandhi withdraws from the Indian National Congress. 1945 - More than 26 countries join the United Nations, including Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United States, China, Syria and Lebanon.

Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population on Saturday reported 881 new coronavirus cases, 47 deaths, and 649 recoveries. A total of 323,733 cases have been disclosed in Egypt, alongside 18,242 deaths and 273,154 recoveries. Moreover, the Health Ministry has stated that official figures likely only represent 10 percent of actual cases. Under the orders of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the ministry is allocating efforts to vaccinate university students, administrative workers, and those in the country’s healthcare sector. The Ministry of Health reiterated warning against a fourth wave of the coronavirus in Egypt, stressing that everyone should adhere to precautionary measures.

The new system seeks to provide one window through which exporters and importers can finalise all documentation procedures and reduce the timeframe of releasing products from ports (Image:File/Photo)CAIRO - 23 October 2021: The Cabinet’s information center denied reports circulated about a shortage in the available basic food commodities in markets nationwide. The center said in a Saturday statement that it contacted the Supply and Internal Trade Ministry which dismissed the news as baseless. The ministry asserted that all basic food commodities are normally available in markets and large quantities of them are pumped nationwide. The strategic stockpile of basic food commodities is sufficient for several months, it said. A number of countries are commercially dependent for their exports on one or two commodities, and sometimes these commodities may represent 60 percent or more of their total exports.

Wednesday, October 19th, the NGOs Award of Excellence ceremony was held for the winners of the civil society organizations, organized by the Professional Development Foundation under The auspices of the Ministry of Social Solidarity. The ceremony was held at The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Fustat. The celebration included the distribution of 14 prizes, varying between 4 financial prizes and 10 in-kind and training prizes. Furthermore, PDF presents a new award for the best NGO to raise awareness. It is noteworthy that the final list of NGOs nominated to win the awards includes 14 NGOs from five governorates

CAIRO – 23 October 2021: Egyptian Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli received his Albanian counterpart Edi Rama at the Cairo International Airport on Saturday, said the Egyptian cabinet in a statement. An official reception ceremony was held for the Albanian Prime Minister and his accompanying delegation, the statement added. Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama and his delegation are on an official two-day visit to Cairo, where they will discuss bilateral relations in various fields. The Albanian delegation includes the Ministers of Interior and Culture. The visit will also include a tour of the most important national projects implemented by the Egyptian state.

An image depicting President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi is seen on a bottle of sanitizer before a news conference announcing details of a vaccination campaign against coronavirus disease outbreak, in Cairo. REUTERSCAIRO - 23 October 2021: The Health Ministry said Friday that 885 new coronavirus cases were detected, upping the total number of confirmed cases reported in the country since the beginning of the outbreak to 322,852. In a statement, Spokesman for the Health Ministry Khaled Megahed said 44 patients have died from the virus over the past 24 hours, raising the death toll to 18,195. Earlier this month, Spokesman for the Ministry of Health Khaled Megahed said Egypt will soon manufacture the US coronavirus vaccine Moderna. He told Egypt Today that the negotiations are underway with the parent company in this regard.

Minister of Trade and Industry Nevine Gamea said the governments of Egypt and Qatar are working to achieve more rapprochement between both nations. Gamea and Qatar’s ambassador to Cairo, Salem bin Mubarak al-Shafi, on Friday discussed ways to develop economic, trade and investment relations alongside economic topics of common interest. Gamea invited the new Minister of Trade and Industry in Qatar to visit Cairo to agree on joint work. Egypt and Qatar agreed to resume diplomatic relations in January. Egypt and the other three countries involved in the dispute agreed to restore ties with Qatar immediately after the summit.

Egyptian Transport Minister Kamel al-Wazir on Friday inspected work done to establish a longitudinal traffic axis from Benha to Damietta, which will link the Cairo-Alexandria Agricultural Road with the international coastal road at a length of 120 km. Wazir said that the new axis serves the movement of passengers and goods across six governorates in Lower Egypt and the Delta: Qalyubia, Sharqiya, Dakahlia, Damietta, Gharbia, and Kafr el-Sheikh, as the road passes directly through three of the capitals of the six governorates – Banha, Mansoura and Damietta. He added that the distance from Mansoura to Damietta will be expanded by 50 kilometers by two lanes, so that the road will be two lanes in each direction. Its benefits will include raising the quality of service, facilitating the movement of people, transporting goods between the governorates of the Delta and solving traffic jams at the entrances to cities and villages located on the road to achieve the required traffic liquidity. During his tour, Wazir checked on the construction of ten overhead bridges along the road, as these bridges contribute to the abolition of surface intersections, bringing traffic fluidity on the road, ending traffic jams, preventing overcrowding and reducing traffic accidents in the areas of bridges.

Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population on Friday reported 885 new coronavirus cases, 44 deaths, and 713 recoveries. A total of 322,852 cases have been disclosed in Egypt, alongside 18,195 deaths and 272,505 recoveries. Moreover, the Health Ministry has stated that official figures likely only represent 10 percent of actual cases. Under the orders of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the ministry is allocating efforts to vaccinate university students, administrative workers, and those in the country’s healthcare sector. The Ministry of Health reiterated warning against a fourth wave of the coronavirus in Egypt, stressing that everyone should adhere to precautionary measures.

CAIRO – 22 October 2021: Egypt’s Ministry of Awqaf (Endowment) ordered to reopen toilets at the mosques for only 15 minutes before the time of prayers, after they were closed for a year due to the coronavirus pandemic. “Toilets in mosques should be opened 15 minutes before the call to prayer, and then closing them as soon as the prayer ends with the closure of the mosque,” says the decision, which was issued on Wednesday. As for Friday prayers, the ministry added that the toilets will be opened 30 minutes before the first call to prayer, and then to be closed immediately after the end of the prayer with the closure of the mosque. On March 19, 2020, the Awqaf Ministry called on all imams (preachers) to shorten Friday prayers as much as possible. Since then, mosques closed all toilets and abulation areas outside prayers' times.

CAIRO - 22 October 2021:Dr. Khaled El-Enany, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, General Ashraf Attia, Governor of Aswan, 56 ambassadors from more than 30 countries in the world, and a group of leaders of Egyptian publications and bloggers witnessed the phenomenon of the solar alignment at Abu Simbel temple. The Ambassadors and their wives raise their country flags at Abu Simbel temple. The phenomenon of the solar alignment at Abu Simbel temple.occurs twice a year, one on October 22 and the other on February 22.

CAIRO – 22 October 2021: Egypt recorded Thursday 883 COVID-19 infections, and 46 deaths as well as 819 recoveries at isolation hospitals. Egypt’s Health Ministry said citizens will receive a booster anti-COVID-19 vaccine jab a year or more after receiving the original two doses. Madbouly, in a meeting with governors, affirmed the availability of vaccine doses, urging governors to make sure all employees in the administrative bodies are vaccinated. Earlier this month, Spokesman for the Ministry of Health Khaled Megahed said Egypt will soon manufacture the US coronavirus vaccine Moderna. He told Egypt Today that the negotiations are underway with the parent company in this regard.