CAIRO - Egypt will suspend schools and universities for two weeks starting March 15 amid to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the presidency said in a statement on Saturday.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi also called for a 100 billion Egyptian pounds ($6.38 billion) fund to finance the state's "comprehensive plan" for tackling the disease, the statement said.
The country has so far registered 93 cases of the new coronavirus, with two fatalities. ($1 = 15.6700 Egyptian pounds)