The country has so far registered 210 coronavirus cases.
Published: Thu 19 Mar 2020, 1:15 PM
Updated: Thu 19 Mar 2020, 3:24 PM
Egypt will shut all cafes, malls, sporting clubs and nightclubs from 7:00pm until 6:00am local time, starting Thursday, until March 31 to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the government said in a statement.
The government said supermarkets and pharmacies were exempt for the closure. The country has so far registered 210 cases of the new respiratory disease, including 6 deaths.
(Coronavirus outbreak: All the latest updates)