FILE - Men wearing protective face masks walk in downtown Cairo, amidst concerns about the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Egypt, May 2, 2020. Since early last month, the daily number of new cases dropped below 200, except for the last week in August, registering a record drop in daily reported cases on August 22 with only 89 new infections, the lowest daily tally since April. It is noted that the total number of infections in Egypt has surpassed 100,000. Egypt reported the first confirmed case of the novel virus on February 14, while the first fatality was recorded on March 8. The Ministry of Health and Population announced Saturday the beginning of clinical trials of two Chinese COVID-19 vaccines on 15,000 volunteers.

Source: Egypt Today September 14, 2020 23:26 UTC