Lebanese Ministry of Information
The Ministry of Public Health announced on Thursday 7 new coronavirus infections, thus taking the toll to 1168 cases. NNA Read More »
Ministry Of Health Announces 7 New COVID-19 Cases
Abdel Samad Stresses Bisri Statement Taken Out Of Context
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 »
Health Ministry: 21 new Coronavirus cases confirmed in Lebanon
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 »
WHO says the Americas are centre of pandemic as cases surge
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 »
Study says coronavirus immunity might only last 6 months
The world has come a long way in around 5 months of fighting a virus that had never challenged humans before. SARS-CoV-2 is the newest member of a coronavirus family that we’ve already trained ourselves to fight. Four other versions cause common colds, and the SARS and MERS coronaviruses were ... Read More »
Hariri Hospital: 365 tests performed, number of recoveries stable at 191
In its daily report on the latest developments of the novel Covid-19 virus, the Rafic Hariri University Hospital announced on Tuesday, that the number of tests conducted in its laboratories during the past 24 hours has reached 365. It added that the number of patients infected with the virus currently ... Read More »
Abdel Samad Visits Derian On Occasion Of Eid Al-Fitr: Government Is Committed To Taif Accord
Mufti of the Republic, Sheikh Abdul-Latif Derian, received on Tuesday, in Dar al-Fatwa, Minister of Information, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd. After the meeting, Abdel Samad said: “Our visit to the Mufti came to thank him and thank all the clergy for their patriotic stances and their sober and moderate speech ... Read More »
Health Ministry says 21 new Coronavirus cases confirmed in Lebanon
The Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday that 21 Coronavirus new cases were registered in Lebanon, bringing the total number of cases to 1140. The ministry said that out of the 21 cases, 15 of them were recorded among the residents and 6 among the returnees. LBCI Read More »
Abdel Samad Visits Sheikh Hassan: A Duty Visit At All Times To Draw Inspiration From The Wisdom Of His Eminence
Minister of Information, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, visited on Tuesday, the Sheikh Aql of the Unitarian Druze Sect, Sheikh Naim Hassan, at the Druze Dar Al-Taifa in Verdun, expressing her well-wishes on the Fitr Eid occasion, in the company of her spouse, Mr. Youssef Najd. The encounter was a ... Read More »
WHO halts hydroxychloroquine trial for coronavirus amid safety fears
Malaria drug taken by Trump could raise risk of death and heart problems, study shows The World Health Organization has said it will temporarily drop hydroxychloroquine — the malaria drug Donald Trump said he is taking as a precaution — from its global study into experimental coronavirus treatments after ... Read More »