Mummy CT scan reveals details of Egyptian king’s violent death
New research suggests Pharaoh Seqenenre Taa II was killed by invaders in the 16th century BC
A CT scan of his mummy by Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities suggests King Seqenenre Taa II was killed by blows to the head in the 16th century BC. EPA
Embalmers hid several severe head injuries suffered by the Egyptian king, researchers found. EPA
The king was in his 40s when he was killed while fighting Egypt s invaders from the Hyksos, the study also found. EPA
Zahi Hawass, left, the former Egyptian Minister of Antiquities, stands next to the the mummy of ancient King Seqenenre Taa II. EPA
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More than 10,000 people in Egypt have died of Covid-19, the Ministry of Health and Population’s latest daily figures show.
The 613 new infections and 56 deaths registered on Monday brought the total number of official coronavirus cases to 174,426 and deaths to 10,050. Globally, the pandemic has infected more than 27.6 million people and caused more than 2.4 million deaths.
Doctors and experts said the actual number of infections and deaths in Egypt is probably much higher due to limited testing, the exclusion of asymptomatic cases and the lack of thorough investigations into causes of death.
10,000 is very, very, very low. I speculate that it’s at least 10 times more than that
exacerbates Egypt’s inability to provide the mental health services necessary.
Meanwhile, family members treat mental illness as something shameful to be hidden away.
“If someone suffers from a psychiatric disorder and they go to hospital, the expectation is that they get treated and come out again,” said Dr Nasser Loza, director of the private Behman Psychiatric Hospital and chair of the Egyptian Society for the Rights of People with Mental Illness.
“But there seems to be a growing culture that people wouldn’t mind keeping their son or daughter in hospital forever … and that’s quite a task in a country of 100 million,” said Dr Loza, who has been a psychiatrist for more than 25 years and previously worked for the government as secretary general for mental health.
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Egypt will create thousands of jobs and spend billions of dollars on a revamp of its overcrowded rail system, the government announced this week.
In a speech to members of parliament, Minister of Transport Kamel Al Wazir outlined the ministry’s plans up to 2024, including upgrading roads, bridges and metro lines.
Plans to build new land ports, improve the Nile river transport system, and connecting Egypt with African neighbours through a
road from Cairo to Cape Town were also detailed. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum view a scale model of the new Egyptian administrative capital. AFP