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 serenading them with his violin.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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