In Lebanon, the COVID-19 pandemic has hit the country at a time of instability. In this context, its secondary effects on domestic violence, the gender gap in employment and on unpaid work, risk disproportionately impacting women and girls, and rolling back hard-won gender equality gains. Women health care workers, social ... Read More »
The Ministry of Health announced on Friday that 4 new Coronavirus cases were registered in Lebanon. This brings the total number of cases to 1172. LBCI Read More »
Scientists’ understanding of the novel coronavirus grows daily, with new research constantly emerging. Here’s a roundup of coronavirus-related news and studies we found interesting and thought-provoking. Among the new research: people who’ve come down with a strain of coronavirus that causes the common cold could have immunity against the novel, ... Read More »
Embracing that reality is crucial to the next phase of America’s pandemic response, experts say. There’s a good chance the coronavirus will never go away. Even after a vaccine is discovered and deployed, the coronavirus will likely remain for decades to come, circulating among the world’s population. Experts call such ... Read More »
In its daily report on the latest developments of the novel Covid-19 virus, the Rafic Hariri University Hospital announced on Thursday, that the number of tests conducted in its laboratories during the past 24 hours has reached 389. It added that the number of patients infected with the virus currently ... Read More »
World’s largest vaccine maker in talks with governments over manufacturing expansion GlaxoSmithKline plans to produce 1bn doses of vaccine efficacy boosters, or adjuvants, next year for use in Covid-19 treatment. The world’s largest vaccine maker said it was in talks with governments to back a manufacturing expansion that would help ... Read More »
The Ministry of Public Health announced on Thursday 7 new coronavirus infections, thus taking the toll to 1168 cases. NNA Read More »
Minister of Information Manal Abdel Samad tweeted this Wednesday: “When I visited Marj Bisri, listened to the locals’ concerns, and discussed what could be done, including the halting of the project or its completion, one of the attendees cut out part of my statement to cause confusion and sedition, and this ... Read More »
The Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday that 21 Coronavirus new cases were registered in Lebanon, bringing the total number of cases to 1161. The ministry said that out of the 21 cases, 16 of them were recorded among the residents and 5 among the returnees. LBCI Read More »
Pan American Health Organization warns of ‘very tough’ weeks ahead; US approaches 100,000 deaths; New Zealand has fifth day with no cases The Americas have emerged as the new centre of the coronavirus pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said, as a US study forecast deaths surging in Brazil ... Read More »
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