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Egypt Senior Military Officer Dies of COVID-19

Associated Press

   CAIRO - Egypt's military said a senior officer died Sunday following
   his infection from the coronavirus.

   The military said in a statement that Major General Khaled Shaltout was
   infected while participating in sterilization which the military has
   been carrying out across the country.

   The military said it has sterilized and disinfected public institutions
   and several squares in the capital, Cairo and other cities, to stem the
   spread of the coronavirus.

   Military spokesman Tamer el-Refai Saturday posted footage on social
   media showing military personal in protective gear and equipment while
   disinfecting the Tahrir square, the epicenter of the 2011 uprising, and
   the metro station there.

   Shaltout was the highest official infected by the virus to date in
   Egypt, which has around 300 cases and 10 deaths.

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