Lebanon now has a total of 10 coronavirus-related deaths, the Ministry of Public Health confirmed in its daily COVID-19 report on Sunday, March 29th. The Health Ministry’s report said that 2 coronavirus patients have passed away in the past 24 hours. According to the ministry, both patients were suffering from ... Read More »
Coronavirus: US becomes first country in world to surpass 100,000 known cases
‘It’s going to be an ugly day, and it’s going to be a sad day,’ says New York governor America has become the first country in the world to surpass 100,000 known cases of coronavirus with the number of deaths exceeding 1,700. Donald Trump has introduced the biggest raft of economic ... Read More »
China’s Wuhan, where the coronavirus emerged, begins to lift its lockdown
The Chinese city of Wuhan, where the coronavirus outbreak first emerged, began lifting a two-month lockdown on Saturday by restarting some metro services and reopening borders, allowing some semblance of normality to return and families to reunite. After being cut-off from the rest of the country for two months, the ... Read More »
Army Ensures Curfew Plan Enforcement
The Lebanese Army said in a statement on Saturday that its troops have deployed around all Lebanese regions to ensure that a curfew order to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus is respected. “Army units deployed in all Lebanese regions executed exceptional measures to implement the curfew decision from ... Read More »
Breaking: 1 New Coronavirus Death Recorded in Lebanon
Lebanon now has 8 coronavirus-related deaths, the Ministry of Public Health confirmed on March 28th. This was announced in the daily coronavirus report released by the Health Ministry on Saturday, in which 1 new coronavirus death was confirmed. The ministry said the deceased was suffering from chronic diseases before his ... Read More »
The Government is Going to Evacuate the Lebanese Stranded Abroad
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nassif Hitti, promised to bring Lebanese people back to their country. As reported by The Daily Star, Hitti will also ensure that students abroad receive money transfers. As a result of the precautionary measures taken to wane the spread of the coronavirus, many Lebanese people are ... Read More »
Health Ministry: 412 lab-confirmed Coronavirus cases in Lebanon
The Ministry of Public Health announced, in a statement on Saturday, that “twenty-one new laboratory-confirmed cases infected with the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) have been registered, including the cases diagnosed at the Rafic Hariri Governmental Hospital, and those reported from other university hospitals accredited by the Ministry.” “The total number of confirmed ... Read More »
Libya fighting intensifies as rival forces defy UN call for global ceasefire
Factions step up offensives while international actors distracted by coronavirus pandemic Libyan armed factions have defied a UN call for a “global ceasefire” by escalating fighting across the country, with forces loyal to eastern warlord Gen Khalifa Haftar claiming to have gained control of a string of towns in ... Read More »
Italy surpasses China in coronavirus infections as global total reaches 600,000; Trump calls former troops to active duty for pandemic response
After signing a sweeping $2 trillion coronavirus spending package into law, President Trump issued an order that permits the Pentagon to bring former troops back to active duty to augment forces already involved in the military’s response to the pandemic. It comes as the United States has become the epicenter ... Read More »
Abdel Samad meets Representatives of WHO, UNICEF
Minister of Information, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, met Friday at her office in the Ministry with a delegation including World Health Organization’s Representative to Lebanon, Dr. Iman Shankiti, and UNICEF Representative in Lebanon, Yukie Mokuo, accompanied by UNICEF Communication Officer. Means of cooperation in media campaigns in the fight ... Read More »