The number of deaths linked to the novel coronavirus reached 100,000 on Friday, as the tally of cases passed 1.6 million, according to a Reuters tally. The first death came in the central Chinese city of Wuhan on Jan. 9. It took 83 days for the first 50,000 deaths to ... Read More »
The World Health Organization (WHO) warned countries on Friday to be cautious about lifting restrictions introduced to curb the spread of the new coronavirus. The WHO would like to see an easing, but at the same time “lifting restrictions could lead to a deadly resurgence,” Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus ... Read More »
The Rafic Hariri University Hospital announced on Friday that it launched a special hotline dedicated for Coronavirus emergencies-related situations. “We are a team that includes more than 200 experts and volunteers to follow up on all developments related to Coronavirus. We secure caller service, answer inquiries about emergencies, give information ... Read More »
The Ministry of Health issued on Friday its daily report on Coronavirus cases in Lebanon. In its report, the ministry said that 27 new cases were registered, bringing the total number of cases in Lebanon to 609. The report noted that out of the 27 cases, 14 of them were ... Read More »
Prime Minister Hassan Diab made a video call with Lebanese doctors working with Professor Didier Raoult’s team in France. The Prime Minister was briefed by the doctors about their research in the fight against the Coronavirus, and sought reassurance that their situation was fine under difficult conditions in which they ... Read More »
The northern town of Bsharri will be isolated as of Saturday morning in order to contain a coronavirus outbreak there, its mayor said on Friday. “Bsharri will be placed on lockdown as of 6:00 am tomorrow and exit and entry will be prohibited,” Bsharri municipal chief Freddy Kayrouz said. “500 ... Read More »
Minister of Information, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, said via her Twitter account today: “In the time of Corona, the responsible media remains at a distance from the public official…Your health is important to us, for this epidemic is not a joke!” NNA Read More »
France and Netherlands at odds on finance ministers’ €500bn compromise France and the Netherlands have openly clashed over the meaning of a messy compromise struck by finance ministers which has unlocked a €500bn (£438bn) pandemic rescue package for European economies but left major issues unresolved. Hours after a breakthrough was ... Read More »
President at odds with advisers as global death toll nears 100,000 America’s top infectious disease expert has cautioned against any move to relax restrictions on peoples’ movements, echoing calls from other global public health officials but putting him at odds with Donald Trump, who is agitating for a reopening of ... Read More »
Antonio Guterres says Covid-19 represents ‘fight of a generation’ as China wades into row between WHO and Taiwan The head of the United Nations has called the coronavirus pandemic the “fight of a generation” and a threat to world peace and security. The secretary general, Antonio Guterres, warned the ... Read More »
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