Some businesses reopen but shops, bars and public spaces to remain closed People in Spain were being handed masks at transport hubs on Monday as the government relaxed some tough lockdown measures and a few businesses including from the construction and manufacturing sectors tentatively reopened. With the country entering its ... Read More »
The Health Ministry said on Monday that the total tally of individuals infected with coronavirus rose to 632 cases. It said two individuals have tested positive for the virus, while the number of deaths remains at 20. Recoveries rose on Monday bringing the tally to 80 cured. Meanwhile, Health Minister ... Read More »
Information Minister, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, said Monday that she will supervise regular meetings between ministers and representatives of civil society committees, on how to deliver the correct information to the Lebanese. Referring to her belief in the need for continuous communication between the government and the people, the ... Read More »
Coronaviruses have been causing problems for humanity for a long time. Several versions are known to trigger common colds and more recently two types have set off outbreaks of deadly illnesses: severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars) and Middle East respiratory syndrome (Mers). But their impact has been mild compared with ... Read More »
Information Minister, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, expressed her well-wishes on Sunday to those celebrating Easter, calling on all to reiterate commitment to love and service to fellow brothers and sisters, especially the underprivileged, in order to restore hope in a better Lebanon. NNA Read More »
Lebanon has confirmed 11 new infections of the COVID-19 coronavirus, which raises the country’s total to 630, the Health Ministry said on Sunday. It added that no deaths were recorded over the past 24 hours, which means that the death toll still stands at 20. Lebanon declared a state of ... Read More »
All the Lebanese expats who returned Saturday from Kuwait, Dubai, Angola’s Luanda and Rome have tested negative for the novel coronavirus, the Health Ministry said Sunday. “The results of tests conducted for the 123 passengers who arrived yesterday aboard the flight coming from Kuwait have come out negative,” the Ministry ... Read More »
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday that it was looking into reports of some COVID-19 patients testing positive again after initially testing negative for the disease while being considered for discharge. South Korean officials on Friday reported 91 patients thought cleared of the new coronavirus had tested positive ... Read More »
The app will use a Bluetooth technology to trace every phone a person comes in contact with, raising concerns over privacy Apple and Google announced on Friday an unprecedented collaboration to leverage smartphone technology to help trace and contain the spread of coronavirus. The collaboration will open up their ... Read More »
The US has suffered more confirmed coronavirus deaths than any other country and on Saturday was poised to soon reach 19,000 Covid-19 fatalities, new data indicated. By Saturday afternoon, Johns Hopkins University’s tally of US Covid-19fatalities was at 18,860. Italy followed with 18,849. The US was also the first country ... Read More »
Lebanese Ministry of Information
