Reported cases of the coronavirus crossed 2 million globally and more than 131,100 people have died, according to a Reuters tally as of 1400 GMT on Wednesday. AMERICAS – U.S. President Donald Trump’s move to halt funding to the WHO over its handling of the pandemic prompted condemnation from world ... Read More »
Lockdowns should be lifted in two-week stages to stem COVID-19 spread: WHO
Countries that ease restrictions imposed to fight the spread of the coronavirus should wait at least two weeks to evaluate the impact of such changes before easing again, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday. In its latest Strategy Update, the U.N. agency said that the world stands at ... Read More »
Trump’s halting of funds to WHO sparks worldwide rebuke
Nations and health experts worldwide reacted with alarm Wednesday after President Donald Trump announced a halt to the sizable funding the United States sends to the World Health Organization. They warned that the move could jeopardize global efforts to stop the coronavirus pandemic. At a briefing in Washington, Trump said he ... Read More »
17 New Virus Cases Recorded, Lebanon to Receive Chinese Aid
Lebanon on Wednesday confirmed 17 more novel coronavirus cases, which raises the country’s total to 658, the Health Ministry said. In a statement, the Ministry said 12 of the infections were recorded among residents and five among the expats who returned to Lebanon in recent days. It added that 941 ... Read More »
Minister Of Information After Cabinet Session: Government Shall Decide Whether To Pursue Or Temporarily Suspended Repatriation Flights
Minister of Information, Manal Abdel Samad, spoke in the wake of the Cabinet session held at the Grand Serail this Tuesday, saying: “Prime Minister Hassan Diab believes the government will have to decide whether to pursue [repatriation] flights or freeze them temporarily.” “The PM pointed out that the adopted procedures ... Read More »
China tightens Russia border checks, approves coronavirus vaccine trials
China has approved early-stage human tests of two experimental vaccines to combat the new coronavirus as the country where the virus was first detected battles to contain imported cases, especially from Russia. Russia has become China’s largest source of imported cases, with a total of 409 infections originating in its ... Read More »
Lebanon Economy to Shrink by Massive 12% This Year
The economy of Lebanon, which has defaulted on its mountain of debt, is expected to contract by a massive 12 percent this year, while Iraq, OPEC’s second-largest producer, is headed for a fall of 4.7 percent, the IMF said Tuesday. The Middle East and North Africa economy will meanwhile contract ... Read More »
Financial aid to families in need postponed: ministry
The Social Affairs Ministry announced Monday night that it was postponing the distribution of the emergency aid for poor families affected by the coronavirus measures. “Due to a number of errors the lists contained, the ministry decided to postpone the distribution aid until the Army finishes examining [the lists],” the ... Read More »
Berri Stresses Any Haircut Proposal ‘Shall Not Pass’
Speaker Nabih Berri has sent the government a clear message saying parliament “will not legislate fraud or the theft of depositors’ money and savings,” al-Joumhouria newspaper reported on Tuesday. “This plan is not the finance minister’s plan and we do not agree to it at all,” the daily quoted Berri ... Read More »
Ministry of Health: 9 new Coronavirus cases reported
The Ministry of Health issued on Tuesday its daily report on Coronavirus cases in Lebanon. In its report, the ministry said that 9 new cases were reported, bringing the total number of cases in Lebanon to 641. One death was reported bringing the number of total deaths to 21. LBCI Read More »