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Egypt Reports 55 Confirmed Coronavirus Cases and First Casualty

Edward Yeranian

   CAIRO - Egypt is reporting its first death from the coronavirus, or
   COVID-19 -- a German tourist who came down with the infection during a
   visit to Luxor. Increasing numbers of casualties from the virus in Iran
   also have the government there scrambling, while some Gulf states have
   closed schools and stopped flights to neighboring countries.

   Egypt is testing tourists for the coronavirus (COVID-19) at Cairo
   Airport, after a number of foreign visitors came down with the disease
   and a German man died after visiting Luxor.

   The government has also closed schools and some universities to prevent
   the outbreak from worsening.

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