Egypt: Prosecutors probe hospital Covid-19 deaths
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In Egypt, prosecutors are investigating after several Covid-19 patients died at a hospital, with officials denying reports that the oxygen supply had run out. The authorities say the patients died because of pre existing health conditions.
Plus, we speak to a teacher, a parent and a pupil as Kenya’s schools reopen for the first time since last March.
And musical guru Rita Ray picks her top African tracks to listen out for in 2021.
(Photo: People wait to take Covid-19 tests in Cairo, December 2020; Credit: Vassilis A. Poularikas/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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