The global scramble for this vital item has exposed the harsh realities of international politics and the limits of the free market If Ovidiu Olea is astonished by the fact that he’s gone from being a finance guy to a mask mogul in four months, he shows no sign of ... Read More »
Ministry of Health says 7 new Coronavirus cases registered in Lebanon
The Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday that 7 new Coronavirus cases were registered in Lebanon, bringing the total number of cases to 717. The ministry also noted that the number of tests conducted during the past 24 hours reached 1499 for the residents and 13 for the returnees. In ... Read More »
What If Covid-19 isn’t Our Biggest threat?
When eventually the coronavirus crisis begins to recede and we return to an approximation of normality – no matter how socially distanced or how much handwashing it involves – we can expect some kind of international initiative to prevent, or at least limit, the spread of future lethal viruses. As ... Read More »
Global coronavirus cases pass three million as lockdowns begin to ease
Global confirmed coronavirus cases surpassed 3 million on Monday, as the United States neared 1 million cases, according to a Reuters tally. It comes as many countries are taking steps to ease lockdown measures that have brought the world to a standstill over the past eight weeks. [nL3N2CF2RN] The first ... Read More »
WHO chief says pandemic ‘far from over’, worried about children
The coronavirus pandemic is “far from over” and is still disrupting normal health services, especially life-saving immunisation for children in the poorest countries, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday. The U.N. agency is concerned about rising numbers of cases and deaths in Africa, Eastern Europe, ... Read More »
Hariri Hospital: No COVID-19 Cases Recorded Today
In its daily report on the latest developments of the novel Coronavirus, the Rafic Hariri University Hospital announced on Monday that out of 348 laboratory tests conducted today, no new Covid-19 cases have been recorded, as all the tests came out negative. It added that the total number of laboratory-confirmed ... Read More »
Is China fighting a second wave of coronavirus? Beijing shuts gyms and a city of 10million people is put in lockdown
China has shut downs gyms and swimming pools in Beijing amid fears the country is vulnerable to a second wave of coronavirus. It comes just days after the communist regime quarantined a city of 10million people in its north west region near Russia and on Saturday China’s northwestern province of Shaanxi ... Read More »
Hasan: Studies Saying Pandemic Ended in Lebanon Not Authoritative
Health Minister Hamad Hasan said Sunday that some foreign studies that have declared the end of the coronavirus pandemic in Lebanon are neither “accurate” nor “authoritative.” “Studies by some universities point to the end of the coronavirus pandemic in Lebanese. These are data studies that are neither accurate nor authoritative,” ... Read More »
Ministry of Health confirms 3 new Coronavirus cases
The Ministry of Health announced on Sunday that 3 new Coronavirus cases were registered in Lebanon, bringing the total number of cases to 707. The ministry said in its daily report that 1345 tests were conducted during the past 24 hours for the residents and 15 tests for the Lebanese ... Read More »
Pompeii ruins show that the Romans invented recycling
Excavations reveal that rubbish left outside the city walls wasn’t just dumped. It was being collected, sorted and resold They were expert engineers, way ahead of the curve on underfloor heating, aqueducts and the use of concrete as a building material. Now it turns out that the Romans were also ... Read More »