Egyptian violinist plays from balcony amid lockdown

As Cairenes try to cope with a curfew, one Egyptian man decided to uplift spirits in his neighbourhood by serening m with his violin.

University student Mohamed Aly played string instrument from his balcony on Tuesday, while neighbours watched.

Middle East's most populous country, Egypt, has imposed nightly a curfew in an effort to stop spre of new coronavirus.

So Aly put on show to help people overcome boredom from being locked at home.

"I wanted to lessen that boredom for ors and for myself," he said.

Egypt has 779 confirmed cases of new coronavirus and 52 fatalities.

For most people, coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough.

But for ors, especially older ults and people with existing health problems, virus can cause severe symptoms like pneumonia and can be fatal.