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Egypt's Hospitals Overwhelmed by Coronavirus
(Washington Post) Sudarsan Raghavan - The number of reported Covid-19 cases in Egypt has risen by more than 1,500 per day since Friday. On Monday, Egypt reported 97 deaths, the most in a single day. Some Egyptian health experts say the number is much higher than officially reported. Doctors are blaming the government for shortages of personal protective equipment and a lack of adequate safety measures. Several hundred doctors and nurses have tested positive for Covid-19 and scores have died. As of Tuesday, there were nearly 48,000 confirmed cases and 1,766 deaths in a country of 100 million people. Yet coronavirus testing has been limited, said health experts, and some Egyptians may not report their illness for fear of being stigmatized.