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)
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