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 »
Home Corona Clinical Trials Begin on 3,200 People in Europe for Possible Treatments Against Coronavirus
A European clinical trial involving some 3,200 people has been launched to test four possible experimental treatments against the coronavirus. The four treatments to be studied are remdesivir, lopinavir and ritonavir in combination, the latter being administered with or without interferon beta and hydroxychloroquine, French public health research body Inserm ... Read More »
North Korea fires projectiles into sea for third time in a month
Suspected short-range missile launches come as Pyongyang announces legislature to meet in April amid coronavirus pandemic North Korea fired two projectiles that appeared to be short-range ballistic missiles into the sea off the east coast of the Korean peninsula, South Korea’s military reported. The launch on Saturday follows two ... Read More »
Abdel Samad on Mother’s Day: Stay home for their sake
“On Mother’s Day, I greet all the mothers of Lebanon. They are life, the first nurses, the source of strength and doctors for the life of any child,” Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd said on her Twitter account. She added: “Because health is not a joke, stay at home for ... Read More »
Ministry of Health confirms new Coronavirus case in Lebanon
The Ministry of Public Health announced, in a statement on Saturday, that “twenty-four 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 Health Ministry also ... Read More »
Abdul Samad: MoI to launch coronavirus-specialized website, awareness campaign in collaboration with LAF
Minister of Information, Manal Abdel Samad, tweeted this Thursday: “This evening, the Ministry of Information will launch a website that specializes in coronavirus. In conjunction, and in cooperation with the Lebanese Army Orientation Directorate, the Ministry will launch an awareness campaign aimed at limiting the spread of the virus. Through ... Read More »
Army Commander meets Abdel Samad
Army Commander, General Joseph Aoun, received at his office in Yarzeh the Minister of Information, Manal Abdel Samad, and discussed with her the ongoing coordination between the Ministry and the Army command. Read More »
MoPH: 133 confirmed coronavirus cases, one death
In its daily report on the novel coronavirus, the Ministry of Public Health indicated Wednesday that the total of laboratory-confirmed cases had reached 133. It added that one death had been recorded. The deceased is a man in his 90s suffering from chronic diseases. Read More »
Imported coronavirus cases in China outpace local infections for fifth day
Imported coronavirus cases in China outnumbered cases of location transmission for the fifth straight day as infected travelers passed through major Chinese transportation hubs in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen. Mainland China had 13 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infections on Tuesday, the country’s National Health Commission said, down from ... Read More »
Coronavirus: EU suspends all non-essential foreign arrivals to halt pandemic spread
All trips between non-European countries and the EU and the Schengen zone suspended for 30 days, Macron confirms The EU is banning the “non-essential” entry of all foreign nationals, in the most dramatic crackdown yet to try to curb the continent’s coronavirus pandemic. Only residents, family members and essential staff ... Read More »
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