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A man wears has his temperature checked at the Hurghada Museum after its reopening following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Hurghada, Egypt, June 18, 2020. [Photo: Reuters]
Egypt said it registered 1,218 new cases of the new coronavirus on Thursday, edging the total number of cases up to more than 50,000 a fortnight before it is set to further ease restrictions.
The Arab world’s most populous nation closed itself off in March to curb the spread of the disease, shutting schools, restaurants and halting almost all international flights.
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