Egypt cautiously reopens hotels for local citizens to save tourism

Traditional ladies dance at the Pharaohs Cruise restaurant in Cairo, Egypt, on July 3, 2019.

Egypt's hotel industry is trying a new beginning as the government eases the anti-coronavirus restriction measures gradually.

So far more than 70 hotels have received the health safety certificate required for reoperation after they have followed the health guidelines laid out by the Egyptian government and the World Health Organisation (WHO), Egypt's tourism and antiquities ministry said.