Egyptians vote for newly created Senate

A woman gets her hands disinfected before entering at a polling station during Egypt's senate elections in Cairo, Egypt, August 11, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptians began voting on Tuesday for members of a newly created second chamber of parliament, with restrictive measures in place to curb a resurgence of novel coronavirus infections.

The Council of Senators will be an advisory body without legislative powers. It will include 200 elected members and 100 presidential appointees.