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 »
The Finance Ministry announced on Monday that Lebanon is going to “suspend” payments on all its Eurobond in foreign currency after defaulting on its $1.2 billion March 9 debt to safeguard dwindling foreign currency reserves. The Ministry said in an English-language statement released today: “On March 7, 2020, Lebanon announced ... Read More »
Banque du Liban on Monday called on Lebanon’s banks and financial institutions to grant extraordinary Lebanese lira or US dollar loans to clients already benefitting from loans granted in the past, in light of the new economic strains inflicted by the coronavirus crisis. The central bank said the new loans ... Read More »
The National Operation Room for Disaster Management revealed in its daily COVID-19 report that 11 new coronavirus cases have been recorded in Lebanon. On Monday afternoon, March 23rd, the Operation Room released its 5th COVID-19 report. This report came a few hours after that of the Ministry of Public Health. ... Read More »
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