Feature: Egypt faces increased home illegal digging for antiquities amid COVID-19 pandemic

by Marwa Yahya

QENA, Egypt, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- The illegal digging for antiquities across Egypt, especially in the villages of the southern provinces, has more than doubled since the outbreak of the COVID-19 in the North African country, Egyptian officials said, as the crisis of losing jobs amid the pandemic has in large part fostered the myth of easy wealth.