The Ministry of Health announced on Friday that 101 new Coronavirus cases were registered in the country. The new cases were distributed as follows: 80 cases among the residents and 21 among the returnees. The ministry noted in its daily report that no deaths among the Coronavirus patients were registered ... Read More »
Minister of Information, Manal Abdel Samad, visited this Thursday Minister of Industry, Imad Hoballah, to discuss the prospects of forming a working group for media production, “to render Lebanon a center for industry-specialized media, through agreements to be made with the participation of the private sector,” as stated by Abdel ... Read More »
China has approved an early-stage trial in humans of German firm BioNTech’s experimental coronavirus vaccine, its local partner Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical said on Thursday. The potential vaccine is one of the two most advanced candidates that BioNTech is working on with its partner Pfizer and they received “fast track” status this week from the U.S. Food and Drug ... Read More »
Exclusive: best analysis to date indicates significant increases in infections, hospital admissions and death There is “compelling” evidence that air pollution significantly increases coronavirus infections, hospital admissions and deaths, according to the most detailed and comprehensive analysis to date. The research indicates that a small, single-unit increase in people’s ... Read More »
Information Minister, Manal Abdel Samad Najd, on Wednesday said via twitter, “A personal deterrent is of more importance than a legal deterrent against fake news. It is of paramount importance to verify the accuracy of news, especially in an environment that welcomes fake news.” It is to note that the ... Read More »
The Ministry of Public Health announced on Wednesday the registration of 91 new cases of Coronavirus infections, thus raising the cumulative number of confirmed cases to-date to 2542. 68 cases were locally detected and 23 among returnees. NNA Read More »
Minister of Information, Manal Abdel Samad, on Wednesday launched the “Fact Check Lebanon” webpage, during the “Curbing Fake News Forum” held at the Grand Serail, in the presence of representatives of embassies and UN bodies in Lebanon, UNHC Head of Communications, Melissa Fleming, and a panel of Lebanese politicians and ... Read More »
The Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday that 32 new Coronavirus cases were registered in Lebanon during the past 24 hours. NNA Read More »
Minister of Information, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, on Monday welcomed a delegation representing the Lebanese Army’s Directorate of Orientation. Both sides discussed the exclusive measures by the Directorate to organize foreign media work on Lebanese soil. The delegation assured Minister Abdul Samad about the accuracy of the procedures that ... Read More »
The Ministry of Health announced on Monday that 85 Coronavirus cases were registered in the country. The ministry added that the new cases are distributed as follows: 85 among the residents and 8 cases among the returnees. No death among the Coronavirus patients were registered during the past 24 hours. ... Read More »
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