![DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - DECEMBER 10: Ragaa el Gedawy attends the Dubai International Film Festival and IWC Schaffhausen Filmmaker Award Gala Dinner and Ceremony at the One and Only Mirage Hotel on December 10, 2012 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images for DIFF)](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/GGZD6WVP6SLAJ66IP7KG464RWY.jpg?smart=true&auth=119667d604c144dc6069c8156527d25c0d0bf91705bb52035754c2251dd73c18&width=400&height=225)
Ragaa Al Geddawy, pictured at the Dubai International Film Festival in 2012, died on July 5. Getty Images
Ragaa Al Geddawy, pictured at the Dubai International Film Festival in 2012, died on July 5. Getty Images
Egyptian actress Ragaa Al Geddawy, 81, diagnosed with Covid-19
The actress has been transferred to a hospital in Ismailia, Egypt, according to reports