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5th wave of COVID-19 infections subsides in Egypt: health ministry

STORY: 5th wave of COVID-19 infections subsides in Egypt: health ministry DATELINE: March 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:08 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. exterior shots of Egypt's Health Ministry headquarters in Cairo 2. Egypt's acting Health Minister Khaled Abdel-Ghaffar speaking 3. shots of people undergoing medical examinations 4. photo of the latest update on the coronavirus situation (Published by Egypt's Health Ministry) STORYLINE: Egypt's Ministry of Health announced on Saturday that the fifth wave of the COVID-19 infections has gradually subsided in the country. The decline of the pandemic has prompted the ministry to issue a weekly bulletin on infections and deaths and stop publishing the numbers every day. The decision was made after Egypt had started witnessing a consistent decline in infection rates as well as the occupancy rates at isolation hospitals in the last two weeks. Egypt reported on Friday 854 new coronavirus infections, bringing the total number to 495,373. The coun

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Two young ladies wearing surgical masks pose for a selfie on golden beach in front of the sunset., in Hong Kong, China, on January 16, 2022, in Hong Kong, China, on January 16, 2022. (Photo by Marc Fernandes/NurPhoto) (Credit:Marc Fernandes/NurPhoto/Kyodo News Images)

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People enjoy the sunset on Golden Beach in Tuen Mun, in Hong Kong, China, on January 16, 2022, in Hong Kong, China, on January 16, 2022. (Photo by Marc Fernandes/NurPhoto) (Credit:Marc Fernandes/NurPhoto/Kyodo News Images)