In its daily report on the latest developments of the novel Coronavirus, the Rafic Hariri University Hospital announced on Tuesday that one new infected case was reported out of 430 laboratory tests conducted today, while the remaining came out negative. It added that the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases infected ... Read More »
Company claims machine can produce 36,000 test results a day with 99.8 per cent accuracy A blood-screening company claims it has developed a “fast and accurate” antibody test – and is urging UK ministers to begin talks to bring it to the NHS. Quotient said its screening machines, which have received European ... Read More »
Dirty air is well known to worsen the heart and lung risk factors for Covid-19 – early research is cause for concern In many respects, it makes perfect sense. Patients with severe Covid-19 are twice as likely to have had pre-existing respiratory diseases and three times as likely to have ... Read More »
Millions of Europeans emerged from lockdown on Monday, with hardest-hit Italy leading the way out of its two-month coronavirus confinement. Blue skies greeted Romans as they stepped into a world forever changed by the pandemic that has now infected 3.5 million people. The milestone came as US Secretary of State ... Read More »
The Ministry of Health announced on Monday that 3 new Coronavirus cases were registered in Lebanon. This brings the total number of cases in Lebanon to 740. LBCI Read More »
Experts at the University of Oxford said the first results of coronavirus vaccine trials could by ready as early as mid-June, as the institution announced a new partnership with drug giant AstraZeneca. The agreement with the British-Swedish pharmaceutical company will allow for rapid large-scale distribution of the vaccination around the world if the candidate proves ... Read More »
Ozone depletion over the Arctic hit a “record level” in March, the biggest since 2011, but the hole has now closed, the U.N. World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Friday. The springtime phenomenon in the northern hemisphere was driven by ozone-depleting substances still in the atmosphere and a very cold ... Read More »
The Ministry of Health announced on Sunday that 4 new Coronavirus cases were registered in Lebanon. This brings the total number of cases in Lebanon to 737. The ministry added that 2 out of the 4 new cases were registered among the Lebanese returnees, noting however that no death was ... Read More »
In its daily report on the latest developments of the novel Coronavirus, the Rafic Hariri University Hospital announced on Sunday that no new infected cases were reported out of 157 laboratory tests conducted today, which all came out negative. It added that the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases infected with ... Read More »
Traders have had to rapidly adjust their day-to-day routine as the corornavirus pandemic has forced many around the world to work from home. Some are using software that lets them remotely log in to their work computers, while others have been given company PCs with specific programs installed. But it’s not ... Read More »
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