“Incorrect Information in New Corona” Egyptian Government Revokes Permission to Cover British Paper 7:12 on March 18
The Egyptian government has revoked a reporter's license to report on the leading British newspaper `` Guardian '' for reporting false information about the new coronavirus, and media reports as the infection spread, This indicates that the nerves are sharp.
On July 17, a government agency that manages foreign media coverage in Egypt, the National Information Service, announced on Tuesday that it had revoked a press release from a reporter in Egypt for a leading British newspaper, The Guardian.
Regarding the reason, over the number of people infected in Egypt with the new coronavirus, he explained that it caused confusion by reporting incorrect numbers, and if he does not post an apology article, he may cancel the permission to establish a branch office .
The Guardian wrote an article on Tuesday that cited a study by a Canadian university that estimated that the number of infected people in Egypt could reach 19,000, while the Egyptian government reported that 150 people had been infected. He was staying at people and was strongly opposed to the information.
The National Information Service also warned a reporter in the New York Times of Egypt, a leading US newspaper who posted the same content to SNS, and focused on media reports as the new coronavirus infection spread. You can see that