Covid-19: Egypt to test visitors on arrival

Egyptwill require all visitors arriving from “countries where variants of the virus have appeared” to take a rapid Covid-19 test upon arrival, its health ministry said in a statement on Saturday. The statement did not specify the countries from which passengers would take the 15-minute DNA test, called ID NOW. Egypt’s new coronavirus cases have been steadily rising in recent weeks. On Saturday it reported 1,125 new cases and 65 deaths, although experts say that reflects only a fraction of total cases. —