A new study on mice offers hope for a vaccine against coronavirus, according to the researchers behind it. The latest research successfully protected mice against a lethal dose of Mers, a very close relative of the new coronavirus that causes Covid-19. Scientists suggest that the same delivery method could work ... Read More »
The early evidence leaves little doubt that Covid-19 poses a greater risk to men – but are the reasons biological or cultural? he coronavirus crisis seems to be placing everything under a harsh, unforgiving spotlight: economic inequality, the vulnerabilities of healthcare systems, the fragility of globalisation and the challenges of ... Read More »
The Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday that 7 new Coronavirus cases were reported, bringing the total number of cases in Lebanon to 548. The ministry added that the number of tests conducted during the past 24 hours reached 568 tests without the ones conducted from the Lebanese nationals who ... Read More »
The French Red Cross on Tuesday sent around a ton of medical aid to the Lebanese Red Cross aboard an evacuation plane carrying Lebanese expats from Paris, MTV said. The TV network said the French Red Cross made the initiative and collaborated with Lebanese Ambassador to France Rami Adwan and ... Read More »
U.S. Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jan Kubis hailed on Tuesday the efforts of health workers in Lebanon and in the world for their “sacrifices” to stem the coronavirus pandemic. “On this WorldHeathDay we salute all Lebanese and international health workers that are in the frontlines of battle against coronavirus in ... Read More »
Minister of Information, Manal Abdel Samad, confirmed in the wake of the Cabinet session held this Tuesday at the Grand Serail that the “Lebanese [people’s] confidence in the State has been restored, and it must be strengthened.” She indicated that “the government is determined to protect the Lebanese, at home ... Read More »
Human trials will begin imminently – but even if they go well and a cure is found, there are many barriers before global immunisation is feasible Even at their most effective – and draconian – containment strategies have only slowed the spread of the respiratory disease Covid-19. With the World ... Read More »
Research to develop vaccines and treatments to fight the coronavirus has “accelerated at incredible speed,” World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Monday. “The viral genome was mapped in early January and shared globally which enabled tests to be developed and vaccine research to start,” he said at a ... Read More »
In a reference to his repeated appeals for a ceasefire in conflicts around the world, to focus on the shared struggle to overcome the virus, the Secretary-General pointed out that violence is not confined to the battlefield, and that “for many women and girls, the threat looms largest where they ... Read More »
U.N. Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jan Kubis on Monday announced that the U.N. in Lebanon is preparing a COVID-19 funding appeal, to be issued this week, to support the national COVID-19 response. “The appeal is divided into four priority areas: 1. Supporting the preparedness and response capacity of the Lebanese ... Read More »
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