On April 1st, the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health recorded 16 new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases. The ministry announced the new total of cases in its daily coronavirus report released on Wednesday. “Until 01/04/2020, the total of laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases at Rafik Hariri University Hospital, accredited university hospital laboratories, as well ... Read More »
Hariri Hospital: Six recoveries, two deaths
Rafic Hariri University Hospital released on Wednesday its daily report on the latest developments on coronavirus. The report stated that the total number of laboratory-confirmed infected cases that were quarantined in the hospital’s health isolation section reached 56 cases, including 2 cases transferred to the Hariri Hospital from other hospitals. ... Read More »
Health Minister Warns Of Increase Of Domestic Coronavirus Cases, Says New Challenge To Begin Sunday With Expats’ Arrivals
Minister of Public Health, Hamad Hassan, on Wednesday indicated that the number of domestic coronavirus cases had been on the rise following the closure of Lebanon’s air and sea ports, warning that further increase would drag the country to the unknown. “Within two weeks, ever since we suspended air and ... Read More »
Coronavirus could be final straw for EU, European experts warn
Leaders are warned that if division prevails, pandemic will be more destructive than Brexit, migration and bailout crises The European Union has weathered the storms of eurozone bailouts, the migration crisis and Brexit, but some fear coronavirus could be even more destructive. In a rare intervention Jacques Delors, the former ... Read More »
WHO says early data show some drugs ‘may have an impact’ on coronavirus, but more research is needed
World Health Organization officials said early research shows that some drugs “may have an impact” on fighting the coronavirus, but the data are extremely preliminary and more research needs to be done to determine whether the treatments can reliably fight COVID-19. There is “some preliminary data from non-randomized studies, observational ... Read More »
Coronavirus latest: at a glance
Key developments in the global coronavirus outbreak today include: Global deaths pass 40,000 Data collected by Johns Hopkins University researchers show at least 40,636 people have died across the world, while 174,019 people have recovered after becoming infected. The institution says that at least 823,479 people have been infected. Both ... Read More »
Cabinet holds meeting at Grand Serail
Cabinet held on Tuesday a meeting at the Grand Serail, chaired by Prime Minister Hassan Diab, who underlined that the government has largely succeeded, so far, in containing the Coronavirus pandemic. The effort made by His Excellency the Minister of Health and the Government as a whole has yielded good ... Read More »
Abdel Samad: LBP 400,000 To Be Allocated To Families In Need
Minister of Information, Manal Abdel Samad, announced after the cabinet session this Tuesday that “it has been agreed to provide financial assistance amounting at LBP 400 thousand to the families most in need, to be distributed by the Lebanese Army.” She emphasized that “the proposal of the ministerial committee on ... Read More »
Breaking: 17 New Coronavirus Cases in Lebanon, Total of 463
The Ministry of Public Health announced that the total of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Lebanon rose to 463 on March 31st. It confirmed the new cases in its daily coronavirus report released on the same date. The report said: “Until 31/03/2020, the total of laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases at Rafik Hariri ... Read More »
Breaking: 1 New Coronavirus Death Recorded in Lebanon, Total of 12
In its daily coronavirus (COVID-19) report, the Ministry of Public Health announced the new total of coronavirus-related deaths to be 12 on March 31st. The Health Ministry’s latest report said that 1 coronavirus patient has passed away in the past 24 hours. According to the ministry, the patient’s condition was ... Read More »