EGYPT
Coronavirus: 33 new cases in Egypt on Nile cruise ship
The first cases emerged after a Taiwanese-American woman who had been on the cruise tested positive.
Devdiscourse News Desk | Cairo | Updated: 08-03-2020 01:51 IST | Created: 08-03-2020 01:51 IST
The ship arrived in the southern Egyptian city of Luxor on Thursday from Aswan, further upstream, and was towed to a position outside the city and placed under quarantine, state media reported. The first cases emerged after a Taiwanese-American woman who had been on the cruise tested positive for the coronavirus upon her return home.
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