{"id":31757,"date":"2021-05-05T18:19:35","date_gmt":"2021-05-05T09:19:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2021\/may\/05\/coronavirus-live-news-g7-vaccine-supply-us-india-japan-tokyo-lockdown"},"modified":"2021-05-05T23:22:31","modified_gmt":"2021-05-05T14:22:31","slug":"coronavirus-live-india-g7-delegation-self-isolating-after-two-members-test-positive-no-decision-in-uk-on-booster-shots-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eastasianews.net\/wp\/?p=31757","title":{"rendered":"Coronavirus live: Egypt to close shops and restaurants for two weeks; Kenya detects Indian variant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2021\/may\/05\/coronavirus-live-news-g7-vaccine-supply-us-india-japan-tokyo-lockdown?page=with:block-6092a97d8f08235e51f1f2e3#block-6092a97d8f08235e51f1f2e3\">Large gatherings and concerts <\/a>also banned in Egypt; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2021\/may\/05\/coronavirus-live-news-g7-vaccine-supply-us-india-japan-tokyo-lockdown?page=with:block-60928f088f08ae30bfe04d45#block-60928f088f08ae30bfe04d45\">Kenya finds India variant <\/a>after Uganda also reported it; Tokyo Olympics <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2021\/may\/05\/coronavirus-live-news-g7-vaccine-supply-us-india-japan-tokyo-lockdown?page=with:block-60926f4d8f08235e51f1ef06#block-60926f4d8f08235e51f1ef06\">\u2018to go ahead\u2019<\/a> after test event<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2021\/may\/05\/indias-neighbours-close-borders-as-covid-wave-spreads-across-region\">India\u2019s neighbours close borders as Covid wave spreads across region<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/global-development\/2021\/may\/05\/nepal-report-19-positive-covid-test-dhaulagiri-base-camp\">Nepal reports 19 positive Covid tests at Dhaulagiri base camp<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2021\/may\/05\/indian-delegation-at-g7-in-london-forced-to-self-isolate-for-covid\">Indian delegation forced to self-isolate in London for Covid<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2021\/may\/05\/italy-could-reopen-to-foreign-tourists-from-mid-may-says-pm\">Italy could reopen to foreign tourists from mid-May, says PM<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2021\/may\/05\/uk-pledges-millions-bolster-testing-coronavirus-variants-porton-down\">UK pledges millions to bolster testing for coronavirus variants<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"block-time published-time\"> <time datetime=\"2021-05-05T14:22:31.844Z\">3.22pm <span class=\"timezone\">BST<\/span><\/time> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/egypt\"><strong>Egypt<\/strong><\/a> will close stores, malls and restaurants for two weeks from Thursday evening to curb the spread of the coronavirus, straddling the last days of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan and the Eid celebrations, the prime minister has announced.<\/p>\n<p>Large gatherings and concerts will be banned over the same period and beaches and parks will be shut between 12-16 May, Reuters references Mostafa Madbouly as saying. <\/p>\n<p class=\"block-time published-time\"> <time datetime=\"2021-05-05T14:12:59.973Z\">3.12pm <span class=\"timezone\">BST<\/span><\/time> <\/p>\n<p>This has been (re) shared by <strong>Nadhim Zahawi<\/strong>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/uk\">UK<\/a>\u2019s vaccines minister:<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">66.1% of all adults in the U.K. with at least one dose protection and 30.2% of all adults in the U.K. with two dose protection. 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