Mohammed El-Said

Mohammed El-Said is the Science Editor for the Daily News Egypt with over 8 years of experience as a journalist. His work appeared in the Science Magazine, Nature Middle East, Scientific American Arabic Edition, SciDev and other regional and international media outlets. El-Said graduated with a bachelor's degree and MSc in Human Geography, and he is a PhD candidate in Human Geography at Cairo University. He also had a diploma in media translation from the American University in Cairo.
668 Articles

Early government actions, controls lessen impact of epidemic: Researchers  

COVID-19 restrictions should not be eased early to prevent strong second wave…

Mohammed El-Said

Covid-19 boosts Middle East cooperation on water, sanitation

Poor regional water treatment facilities means populations face continued potential threat from…

Mohammed El-Said

The survival of Arabia’s ancient communities during environmental change 

Ancient Arab’s survival strategies can give lessons for communities going through adaptation

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Egypt’s ambulances transport 600 COVID-19 related cases daily: Official 

557 ambulance vehicles have been allocated to coronavirus related cases 

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Avigan under NRI examination ahead joining Covid-19 protocol: virologist  

China approved three coronavirus vaccine candidates for clinical trials

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Avigan yet to arrive, we can judge before trying it: Health Official 

Treatment protocol is dynamic and subject to change depending on latest clinical…

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Japanese antiviral added to Egypt’s Covid-19 treatment protocol: health official  

Avigan used in Japan for new influenza strains, shows promise with coronavirus…

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COVID-19 sweeps through Africa infecting 10,800, killing 534 

Ethiopia declares state of emergency, whilst South Africa reports lack of PPE

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Egypt wages uphill battle against coronavirus

Healthcare workers in frontline in challenge to flatten pandemic’s curve 

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Large reservoirs of ancient mineral-bound water found on Mars 

Crust contains about 35% of red planet’s total water

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