Restrictions on movement prevent food and medicine from reaching people in adversity, experts warn Stringent new international restrictions on movement introduced because of the coronavirus pandemic are threatening the lives of millions of people across the world already caught up in humanitarian emergencies. UN agencies, aid groups and international ... Read More »
Minister of Information, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, said in the wake of the Cabinet session held this Tuesday at the Grand Serail, that Prime Minister Dr Hassan Diab has stressed that it is the duty of the state to help people and that social solidarity among the Lebanese is ... Read More »
World leaders deliver joint statement seeking to calm fears of global depression The world’s seven key western economies have sought to calm mounting fears of a global depression by pledging to do whatever it takes to get through the coronavirus pandemic, after early warning signs showed the steepest plunge in ... Read More »
Figures go against Trump talk of restarting economy, as other countries tighten controls The US could become the new centre of the global coronavirus pandemic, according to the World Health Organization, which said case numbers were rising quickly there even asDonald Trump talked of reopening the country for business. “We ... Read More »
Minister of Information, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, on Tuesday confirmed that the Lebanese government was exerting relentless efforts to combat the novel Coronavirus and limit its spread across the nation. She affirmed that the state was handling the matter with absolute transparency by means of announcing virus updates and ... Read More »
Prime Minister Hassan Diab chaired on Tuesday the first meeting of the Inter-ministerial Committee for Social Affairs, in the presence of Ministers of Defense Zeina Akar, Foreign Affairs Nassif Hitti, Interior Mohammad Fahmi, Social Affairs Ramzi Musharrafieh, Economy Raoul Nehme, Finance Ghazi Wazni, Agriculture Abbas Mortada, Information Manal Abdel Samad, ... Read More »
Speaker Nabih Berri said he deliberated with Prime Minister Hassan Diab the need to declare a state of emergency over coronavirus fears which has become a necessity in light of an increase in the number of people infected with the virus, al-Joumhouria daily reported on Tuesday. Berri said that Diab ... Read More »
The Health Ministry said in its daily report on the number of people infected with the new coronavirus epidemic that the new tally registered a total of 304 cases. The Ministry said 37 new laboratory-confirmed cases had been recorded. “Until March 24, 2020, the number of laboratory-confirmed (Covid-19) cases in ... Read More »
The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy rose by 602 on Monday, the smallest increase for four days, while the number of new cases also slowed, raising hope that the most aggressive phase of the epidemic may be passing. The Civil Protection Agency said the number of ... Read More »
The United Nations is will create a global fund to prevent the spread of coronavirus and support the treatment of patients worldwide, Norway said on Monday. The money will be aimed at helping developing countries with weak health systems in addressing the immediate crisis and tackling the long-term consequences. Norway, which ... Read More »
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