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Egypt to shut all cafes, malls, sports clubs in evenings until March 31

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    Egypt to shut all cafes, malls, sports clubs in evenings until March 31

    A woman wears a protective face mask inside a Carrefour hypermarket while Egypt ramps up its efforts to slow the spread the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Cairo
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    Egypt to shut all cafes, malls, sports clubs in evenings until March 31

    The Sun City Mall is seen almost empty, following Egyptian government instructions with immediate effect to ramp up efforts to slow the spread the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at the Egyptian capital Cairo
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    Egypt to shut all cafes, malls, sports clubs in evenings until March 31

    A man wearing a protective face mask walks outside a Carrefour hypermarket while Egypt ramps up its efforts to slow the spread the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Cairo
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    Egypt to shut all cafes, malls, sports clubs in evenings until March 31

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    Egypt to shut all cafes, malls, sports clubs in evenings until March 31

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    Egypt to shut all cafes, malls, sports clubs in evenings until March 31

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    Egypt to shut all cafes, malls, sports clubs in evenings until March 31

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    Egypt to shut all cafes, malls, sports clubs in evenings until March 31

    Parents wearing protective face mask hug their children upon their arrival, at Cairo International Airport (CAI) as Egypt ramps up its efforts to slow the spread the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Cairo
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    Egypt to shut all cafes, malls, sports clubs in evenings until March 31

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    Egypt to shut all cafes, malls, sports clubs in evenings until March 31

    A man wearing a protective face mask walks with his son, upon his arrival at Cairo International Airport (CAI) as Egypt ramps up its efforts to slow the spread the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Cairo
A woman wears a protective face mask inside a Carrefour hypermarket while Egypt ramps up its efforts to slow the spread the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Cairo
The Sun City Mall is seen almost empty, following Egyptian government instructions with immediate effect to ramp up efforts to slow the spread the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at the Egyptian capital Cairo
A man wearing a protective face mask walks outside a Carrefour hypermarket while Egypt ramps up its efforts to slow the spread the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Cairo
A man wearing a protective face mask holds flowers as he waits for his family at Cairo International Airport (CAI), while Egypt ramps up its efforts to slow the spread the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Cairo
A man carries disinfectant inside a Carrefour hypermarket while Egypt ramps up its efforts to slow the spread the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Cairo
Passengers wear protective face masks upon their arrival, at Cairo International Airport (CAI) as Egypt ramps up its efforts to slow the spread the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Cairo
Parents wearing protective face mask hug their children upon their arrival, at Cairo International Airport (CAI) as Egypt ramps up its efforts to slow the spread the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Cairo
Parents wearing protective face mask hug their children upon their arrival, at Cairo International Airport (CAI) as Egypt ramps up its efforts to slow the spread the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Cairo
An Egyptian security member walks near the security gate of the Cairo's Internatonal Airport, following ramps up its efforts to slow the spread the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Cairo
A man wearing a protective face mask walks with his son, upon his arrival at Cairo International Airport (CAI) as Egypt ramps up its efforts to slow the spread the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Cairo
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CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt said on Thursday it would shut all cafes, shopping malls, sports clubs and nightclubs from 7 p.m. until 6 a.m. local time every night until March 31, strengthening measures introduced to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

The government said supermarkets, pharmacies, bakeries and neighbourhood corner stores were exempt from the closure, which comes at a time when schools and universities are already shut.

It has also moved to cut the number of public sector employees reporting to work in an effort to discourage crowding and slow the spread of the disease.

Flights were grounded by noon local time on Thursday until the end of March, with the exception of outward-bound flights needed by foreign tourists.

The government said that during the flight ban and school shutdown, hotels and all educational facilities would be sanitised. [nL8N2B95ZQ]

Egypt has so far registered 256 cases of the respiratory disease, including seven deaths. It said that 42 people had recovered after receiving treatment.

(Reporting by Moamen Saeed Atallah; Writing by Nadine Awadalla; Editing by Gareth Jones and Jan Harvey)