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Stores, entertainment in Egypt ordered closed by 9 p.m.

Stores, restaurants and entertainment venues in Egypt will be required to close by 9 p.m. for two weeks to help contain the spread of the coronavirus. Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly also announced in a televised address on Wednesday that beaches and parks will be completely closed May 12-16, Reuters reported. The closures will affect the final days of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan and the Eid celebrations that follow and come amid a steady rise of coronavirus cased in Egypt over the last several weeks.