Coronavirus live news: New Zealand health minister quits, as WHO says Middle East at 'critical' point
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New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern is hosting a press conference, formalising the resignation of her health minister David Clark.
She said in some “very frank conversations” within government, the minister had come to the view that his continuing in the role was a distraction for the government’s efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic.
Despite the WHO’S dire warning of the Middle East’s “critical threshold”, Egypt has restarted international flights and reopened major tourist attractions including the Great Pyramids of Giza after more than three months of closure due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Reuters reports: the country closed its airports to scheduled international flights and shut famous historical sites in mid-March as the government looked to curb the spread of the virus.
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