The Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday that 20 Coronavirus new cases were registered in Lebanon, bringing the total number of cases to 1388. The ministry said that out of the 20 cases, 12 of them were recorded among the residents and 8 among the returnees. LBCI Read More »
Asymptomatic spread of coronavirus is ‘very rare,’ WHO says
Coronavirus patients without symptoms aren’t driving the spread of the virus, World Health Organization officials said Monday, casting doubt on concerns by some researchers that the disease could be difficult to contain due to asymptomatic infections. Some people, particularly young and otherwise healthy individuals, who are infected by the coronavirus ... Read More »
Abdel Samad visits Qattar to discuss criteria for second screening phase for Tele Liban General Director post
Minister of Information, Manal Abdel Samad, met this Tuesday with Minister of State for Administrative Development, Demianos Qattar, whom she visited at his ministerial office to discuss the criteria for the second phase of screening to involve the candidates for the position of general manager / Chairman of the Board ... Read More »
After six months of coronavirus, how close are we to defeating it?
Covid-19 has now been afflicting humans for six months – first in China and later in other nations as the virus embarked on its global conquest. The experience has been a grim one for our species. To date, more than six million people have been infected and an estimated 400,000 have ... Read More »
Ministry of Health confirms 18 new Coronavirus cases, all among residents
The Ministry of Health said on Tuesday that 18 new coronavirus infections were registered, bringing the total number of cases in Lebanon to 1368. The ministry added that the infections were all registered among the residents. LBCI Read More »
World Bank warns Covid-19 pandemic risks dramatic rise in poverty
As many as 90% of the 183 economies are expected to suffer from falling levels of GDP in 2020 The coronavirus pandemic has triggered the most widespread global economic meltdown since at least 1870 and risks fuelling a dramatic rise in poverty levels around the globe, the World Bank has ... Read More »
Coronavirus: What are the long-term health implications of Covid-19?
Six months into the Covid-19 pandemic, and with more than 380,000 people dead, the picture we have of Sars-CoV-2 remains opaque and unclear. Thousands of papers and reports have flooded the academic sphere during this period, as scientists have rushed to understand the virus, which, according to the journal Science, ... Read More »
WHO head urges world not to drop guard as pandemic still growing
The World Health Organization (WHO) urged countries on Monday to press on with efforts to contain the novel coronavirus, noting the pandemic was worsening globally and had not peaked in central America. More than 136,000 cases were reported worldwide on Sunday, “the most in a single day so far”, WHO ... Read More »
Hydroxychloroquine does not cure Covid-19, say drug trial chiefs
Major study of thousands of patients led by University of Oxford shows drug is ineffective Hydroxychloroquine does not work against Covid-19 and should not be given to any more hospital patients around the world, say the leaders of the biggest and best-designed trial of the drug, which experts will hope ... Read More »
Lockdowns may have averted 3 million deaths in Europe by curbing COVID-19: study
Wide-scale lockdowns including shop and school closures have reduced COVID-19 transmission rates in Europe enough to control its spread and may have averted more than three million deaths, researchers said on Monday. In a modelling study of lockdown impact in 11 nations, Imperial College London scientists said the draconian steps, ... Read More »