Jan 18 (Reuters) – Governments worldwide are easing quarantine rules, reviewing coronavirus curbs and dialling back pandemic-era emergency support as they bid to launch their economies back into some version of normality. “What we are seeing is an economy that functions right through these waves of COVID,” U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said last week. In October, the Fund forecast global economic growth of 4.9% this year, while underscoring uncertainty posed by the coronavirus. And while the belief that the global recovery can live with Omicron may be expedient, it may yet run up against the hard facts of epidemiology. Lawrence Young, Professor of Molecular Oncology, University of Warwick, said U.S. and Japanese studies showing that more than 30% of cases remain highly infectious after five days suggest moves to relax quarantine rules could backfire.

Both officials discussed joint cooperation in the fields of localizing medical technology in Egypt and upgrading the skills of workers in the health sector. The Egyptian minister reviewed at the meeting the national strategy for confronting the coronavirus and precautionary measures that were adopted to curb the spread of its variants. Abdel Ghaffar also thanked Belgium for its support for Egypt and providing it with more than one million doses of coronavirus vaccines over the past months. For his part, D'Elzius expressed hope for benefiting from the Egyptian experiment in the field of public health initiatives that were launched by President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. He confirmed his country's full support for Egypt in the face of coronavirus pandemic.

Acting Minister of Health Khaled Abdel Ghaffar instructed reviewing the prices of coronavirus tests, in the central laboratories of the ministry, Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health, said. The prices are now being considered and within a day or two an announcement of whether prices would be reduced or not will be made public. Amongst the precautions continuously taken place across the country, universities remain constant and will continue the exams for the first semester regularly: the spokesperson said during a telephone interview to the “Salet al-Tahrir” (Editor’s Hall) program. “Messages directed to the public to take the first and second doses of the vaccine have now seized, and focus messages are sent for the public to obtain the booster dose,” Abdel Ghaffar continued. He added those who have not yet received the first dose can apply through the official vaccination website while those who have been infected with coronavirus can get the vaccine a month after recovering from the infection.

CAIRO - 18 January 2022: The Lebanese Minister of Energy and Water, Walid Fayyad, stressed that the government's most important goals are to increase the hours of feeding Lebanon's electricity to become effective and regular by about 8 to 10 hours in the near term, by securing Egyptian gas and Jordanian electricity, so that the monthly electricity bill becomes lower for citizens. On September 8, the energy ministers of Egypt, Lebanon, Syria and Jordan agreed during a meeting in Amman on a roadmap to supply Lebanon with Egyptian gas as soon as possible. The energy ministers of four Arab countries, namely: Egypt, Syria, Jordan and Lebanon, agreed to deliver Egyptian natural gas to Lebanon, through Jordan and Syria, provided that they submit an action plan and a timetable for its implementation. He explained that Egypt is working to speed up coordination for the arrival of Egyptian natural gas to Lebanon through Jordan and Syria, in the interest of Egypt to alleviate the burdens of the Lebanese people and contribute to supporting the brotherly country and its stability. Lebanon is facing a shortage of energy supplies, in light of the worst financial and economic crisis in the country's history.

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LONDON, Jan 17 (Reuters) – Britain said on Monday it had begun supplying Ukraine with anti-tank weapons to help it defend itself from a potential invasion, during a stand-off with Russia which has massed troops near the Ukrainian border. Western countries say they fear Russia is preparing a pretext for a new assault on Ukraine, which it invaded in 2014. He did not specify the number or type of weapons that were being sent, but said: “They are not strategic weapons and pose no threat to Russia. “Ukraine highly appreciates Britain’s decision to provide a new security package with light, anti-armour, defensive weapon systems!” Oleksii Reznikov said in a tweet. Britain has previously warned Russia of severe consequences if it launched a new military assault on Ukraine, while offering financing to enhance Ukraine’s naval capabilities.

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Monday phoned the UAE’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan after three oil tankers exploded and a fire broke out near Abu Dhabi International Airport, which resulted in the death of three people and injured six others. According to a Foreign Ministry statement, Shoukry expressed Egypt’s solidarity with the UAE, its condolences for the loss of life and wishes for a speedy recovery for the injured. Egypt FM says it is closely following the reports on illegal Huthi militia carrying out qualitative operations in the UAE. The Foreign Minister also conveyed Egypt’s firm position on supporting the UAE’s prosperity, the close link between Egyptian national security and the security of the Emirates, and the intimate fraternal relations that link both nations. Abu Dhabi police had announced that a fire broke out on Monday morning in three tankers transporting petroleum fuels near the tanks of ADNOC, the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, and a minor fire in the new construction area at Abu Dhabi International Airport.

North Korea in recent months has ramped up tests of short-range missiles designed to defeat missile defenses in the region. Nam said North Korea would time the test to maximize its political effect, with South Korean presidential elections scheduled in March and President Joe Biden facing crucial midterm elections in November. “Externally, North Korea is trying to make a statement that it will continue to go its own way regardless of sanctions. Experts say a major COVID-19 outbreak would have devastating consequences because of North Korea’s poor health care system, and could even trigger instability. For decades, North Korea has mastered the art of brinkmanship, manufacturing diplomatic crises with weapons tests and threats before offering negotiations aimed at extracting concessions.

He said dismantling restrictive measures in the spring could prolong the circulation of flu far beyond the normal end of the European season in May. Penttinen said it was too early to make a final assessment of flu vaccines because a larger number of ill patients was needed for real-world analyses. Flu vaccines are adapted every year to make them as effective as possible against ever-changing flu viruses. Their composition is decided six months before the flu season kicks in, based on circulation of viruses in the opposite hemisphere. Vaccines Europe said the industry had supplied large numbers of flu shots, despite the strain on production facilities posed by the pandemic.

Australia’s Minister for the Pacific Zed Seselja said initial reports suggested no mass casualties from Saturday’s eruption and tsunami but Australian police had visited beaches and reported significant damage with “houses thrown around”. Read more: Scientists struggle to monitor Tonga volcano after massive eruption“We know there is some significant damage, and know there is significant damage to resorts,” he said in an interview with an Australian radio station, adding that Tonga’s airport appeared to be in relatively good condition. Tonga’s deputy head of mission in Australia, Curtis Tu’ihalangingie, asked for patience as Tonga’s government decides its priorities for aid. The eruption of the Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha’apai volcano triggered a tsunami on the shores of Tonga and cut off phone and internet lines for the entire island. Telephone networks in Tonga have been restored but ash was posing a major health concern, contaminating drinking water.

BERLIN (AP) — The World Health Organization said Sunday that a U.N.-backed program shipping coronavirus vaccines to many poor countries has now delivered 1 billion doses, but that milestone “is only a reminder of the work that remains” after hoarding and stockpiling in rich countries. A shipment of 1.1 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to Rwanda on Saturday included the billionth dose supplied via the COVAX program, the U.N. health agency said. WHO has long criticized unequal distribution of vaccines and called for manufacturers and other countries to prioritize COVAX. “COVAX’s ambition was compromised by hoarding/stockpiling in rich countries, catastrophic outbreaks leading to borders and supply being locked,” it added. The other industrial countries have significant ground to catch up.”Germany has said it donated 103 million doses to poorer countries last year and plans to donate another 75 million in 2022.

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The Egyptian Minister of Environment, Ministerial Coordinator and Envoy of the COP27 Climate Conference, Yasmine Fouad, organized a consultative session with COP26 President Alok Sharma and his accompanying delegation to discuss preparations for the upcoming edition of the conference scheduled in Sharm el-Sheikh. The session also witnessed the exchange of views on how to jointly coordinate on climate issues, discussing Egyptian success stories in the fields of renewable energy projects, environmental sustainability standards and climate finance. Fouad said that Egyptian ministers are working as an integrated team to come up with a distinct version of the climate conference presenting Egypt’s vision for leading global climate action, taking into account the interests of all countries and parties. The COP26 President praised the spirit of cooperation between Egyptian ministries in working towards the COP27 climate conference. He noted that the private sector financing initiatives for climate projects were one of the most important outcomes of the Glasgow conference and the role that Egypt can play in advancing these initiatives, especially in expanding energy transmission.

Gamea made the remarks during her participation Sunday in a symposium organized by the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) under the rubric :" Suez Canal and Global Trade Challenges". She added the Suez Canal acts as a link between production centers in the Far East and distribution and consumption centers in the Middle East, Europe and the two Americas, which gives Egypt an advantage to boost its commercial relations with different world countries and facilitate the entry of Egyptian exports to all foreign markets. The trade minister explained the Suez Canal is one of the world's most important commercial waterways, as it provides the fastest transit route between the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean, which contributes to rapidly transporting goods and lowering the cost of transportation. The Suez Canal makes up of 12% of global trade and acquires 22% of container trade, she noted.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The tsunami threat around the Pacific from a huge undersea volcanic eruption began to recede Sunday, while the extent of damage to Tonga remained unclear. In Tonga it sent tsunami waves crashing across the shore and people rushing to higher ground. The capital, Nuku’alofa, was covered in a thick film of volcanic dust, Ardern said, contaminating water supplies and making fresh water a vital need. The Tonga Meteorological Services said a tsunami warning was declared for all of the archipelago, and data from the Pacific tsunami center said waves of 80 centimeters (2.7 feet) were detected. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrote on Twitter he is “deeply concerned for the people of Tonga as they recover from the aftermath of a volcanic eruption and tsunami.