The Lebanese Army said in a statement on Saturday that its troops have deployed around all Lebanese regions to ensure that a curfew order to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus is respected. “Army units deployed in all Lebanese regions executed exceptional measures to implement the curfew decision from ... Read More »
Lebanon now has 8 coronavirus-related deaths, the Ministry of Public Health confirmed on March 28th. This was announced in the daily coronavirus report released by the Health Ministry on Saturday, in which 1 new coronavirus death was confirmed. The ministry said the deceased was suffering from chronic diseases before his ... Read More »
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nassif Hitti, promised to bring Lebanese people back to their country. As reported by The Daily Star, Hitti will also ensure that students abroad receive money transfers. As a result of the precautionary measures taken to wane the spread of the coronavirus, many Lebanese people are ... Read More »
From antibody testing to virus mutations, here’s what we have learned this week Coronavirus has accelerated scientific developments to a wartime pace. Here are some of the significant advances this week. Antibody testing for all is on the horizon Cheap, reliable antibody tests that reveal whether someone has previously had ... Read More »
Factions step up offensives while international actors distracted by coronavirus pandemic Libyan armed factions have defied a UN call for a “global ceasefire” by escalating fighting across the country, with forces loyal to eastern warlord Gen Khalifa Haftar claiming to have gained control of a string of towns in ... Read More »
After signing a sweeping $2 trillion coronavirus spending package into law, President Trump issued an order that permits the Pentagon to bring former troops back to active duty to augment forces already involved in the military’s response to the pandemic. It comes as the United States has become the epicenter ... Read More »
Stay aware of the latest information on the COVID-19 outbreak, available on the WHO website and through your national and local public health authority. Most people who become infected experience mild illness and recover, but it can be more severe for others. Take care of your health and protect others ... Read More »
Speaker of the Parliament, Nabih Berri, called on the government to hold an “exceptional session at the soonest possible, in order to reconsider the issue of Lebanese expatriates who face the threat of a pandemic in their countries of residence all over the world, some of which lacking hospitals and ... Read More »
Iran’s death toll from the coronavirus pandemic rose to 2,378 on Friday, with 144 people dying in the past 24 hours, Health Ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said. The total number of confirmed cases of the disease increased by 2,926 to 32,332, he told state TV, adding that 2,893 of the ... Read More »
With the announcement of the total of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Lebanon on Friday, March 27th, the Ministry of Public Health confirmed 1 new death related to the disease. The daily coronavirus report released by the Health Ministry said the deceased was suffering from chronic diseases before his death at ... Read More »
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