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Tourism Minister Khaled Anani said that the unique phenomenon of the fall of sun rays on King Ramses II Statue in Abu Simbel Temple in Aswan, celebrated Friday, is seen as a genuine opportunity to promote for tourism in Egypt. After taking part in the celebrations, Anani said that more than 50 invitations were extended to ambassadors, along with writers, intellectuals, and editors-in-chief to take part in the event. The minister said that he held a meeting with the ambassadors during a dinner on board of tourist cruise in Abu Simbel to get them briefed on the latest anti-coronavirus related measures taken by the government to control the pandemic, ahead returning to normal life. Abu Simbel Temples celebrate the sun rays fall on the Holly of the Hollies at Ramses II Temple twice a year ie on February 22 and October 22. The Abu Simbel temples are two massive rock temples at Abu Simbel, a village in Nubia, southern Egypt, near the border with Sudan. They are situated on the western bank of Lake Nasser, about 230 km southwest of Aswan (about 300 km by road). The complex is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the “Nubian Monuments,” which run from Abu Simbel downriver to Philae (near Aswan). Source: State Information Service Egypt

The Health Ministry said Thursday that 883 new coronavirus cases were detected, upping the total number of confirmed cases reported in the country since the beginning of the outbreak to 321,967.

 

In a statement, Spokesman for the Health Ministry Dr Khaled Megahed said 46 patients have died from the virus over the past 24 hours, raising the death toll to 18,151.

 

As many as 819 patients were discharged from isolation hospitals after receiving necessary medical care, taking the number of recovered cases to 271,792 so far, the spokesman said.

 

Source: State Information Service Egypt