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For the second day in a row, teams dispatched by the Ministry of Health continued on Tuesday conducting random PCR tests across Lebanon to detect Coronavirus cases. Read More »
Health Ministry teams continue random tests across Lebanon
Global coronavirus cases pass 2.5 million as U.S. tally nears 800,000
Global coronavirus infections surpassed 2.5 million on Tuesday, according to a Reuters tally, with U.S. cases nearing 800,000. The figure includes more than 170,000 deaths, two-thirds of which have been reported in Europe. It took around 75 days for the first 500,000 cases to be reported, and just six days ... Read More »
WHO warns lifting of coronavirus lockdowns must be gradual
The World Health Organization warned on Tuesday that any lifting of lockdowns to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus must be gradual, and if restrictions were to be relaxed too soon, there would be a resurgence of infections. Lockdown measures have proved effective, and people must be ready for ... Read More »
WHO rejects theory coronavirus is lab-made
The World Health Organization said on Tuesday that all available evidence suggests the novel coronavirus originated in animals in China late last year, and was not manipulated or produced in a laboratory. The World Health Organization is trying to play down theories that the novel coronavirus was produced by a ... Read More »
No new Coronavirus cases registered today in Lebanon
The Ministry of Health said on Tuesday that no new Coronavirus cases were registered today in Lebanon. This as 677 Coronavirus cases were recorded so far in Lebanon. LBCI Read More »
NASA Finds Previously Hidden ‘Earth-Like’ Planet That Could Be Home To Life
Nasa has found an “intriguing” planet that could be home to life in old data from a retired space telescope. The Earth-sized exoplanet orbits around its star’s habitable zone, meaning that the temperature is mild enough to allow a rocky planet to support liquid water. The distant world was discovered ... Read More »
Coronavirus pandemic sends oil prices plunging to lowest in 22 years, as demand dries up
US oil prices plunged to their lowest level in more than two decades on Monday as the outlook for America’s shale industry worsened amid sharply lower demand during the coronavirus pandemic. With planes grounded, businesses closed and billions of people under lockdown conditions at home, demand for oil has dropped ... Read More »
Coronavirus: Areas with worse air pollution have ‘significantly higher’ death rates, study shows
Latest study on nitrogen dioxide reinforces earlier research linking air pollutants and Covid-19 deaths Regions of the world which have higher air pollution tended to experience more deaths from Covid-19, a new study has found. Geoscientist Yaron Ogen, from Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg, examined data from satellites which ... Read More »
Germany opens some shops as Merkel warns of second wave of coronavirus
Several European countries took preliminary steps on Monday towards a return to normal pre-virus life, with some shops reopening in Germany and a resumption of school for pupils slotted to take place next month. Bookshops, florists, fashion stores, bike and car outlets and other shops smaller than 800 sq m ... Read More »
Shankiti Conveys To Hassan The World Health Organization’s Praise: Decline In The Number Of Cases In Lebanon Is Good At The Geographical And Disease Transmission Levels
Minister of Public Health, Hamad Hassan, held a meeting in his office today with the representative of the World Health Organization in Lebanon, Iman al-Shankiti, which was also attended by the Ministry’s Director General, Walid Ammar, where talks centered on the coordination between the Health Ministry and the WHO, and ... Read More »