UK prime minister and health secretary say they have mild symptoms and will continue to lead Covid-19 response Boris Johnson and health secretary Matt Hancock have both tested positive for coronavirus and will have to work leading the government’s efforts to tackle the pandemic in isolation. After the prime minister, ... Read More »
G20 nations on Thursday pledged a “united front” in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, and said they were injecting $5 trillion into the global economy to counter the impact of the crisis. “We are injecting over $5 trillion into the global economy, as part of targeted fiscal policy, economic ... Read More »
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri on Thursday lauded the latest decisions taken by Cabinet and the Higher Defense Council in the face of the coronavirus crisis. “What has been issued by Cabinet and the Higher Defense Council as to the state of health emergency, which I have been demanding from the ... Read More »
Prime Minister Hassan Diab announced Thursday that Lebanon’s current state of “general mobilization” in the face of the coronavirus crisis is a state of emergency to some extent, noting that Lebanon lacks the ability to implement a complete state of emergency at the moment. “What’s currently happening is a state ... Read More »
Lebanon now has a total of 368 coronavirus cases, the Ministry of Public Health confirmed in its March 26th COVID-19 report. The report said: “Until 26/03/2020, the total of laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases at Rafik Hariri University Hospital, accredited university hospital laboratories, as well as private laboratories has reached 368 after ... Read More »
The Lebanese government on Thursday extended the so-called state of general mobilization until April 12 and ordered a general closure from 7pm until 5am with some exceptions, in an amplification of the anti-coronavirus measures, the information minister said. The Premiership later said in a statement that only mills, bakeries, pharmacies ... Read More »
Exclusive: Protectionist policies and shortage of workers could see problems start within weeks Protectionist measures by national governments during the coronavirus crisis could provoke food shortages around the world, the UN’s food body has warned. Harvests have been good and the outlook for staple crops is promising, but a shortage ... Read More »
While numerous doctors and scientists are currently studying coronavirus in an effort to learn more about the pandemic, there are still many unknowns about how the disease spreads. For example, we know that we should rigorously wash our hands and avoid touching our mouth, nose and eyes in an effort ... Read More »
Lifting restrictions in March could lead to new peak of cases in August, study suggests Relaxing physical distancing and school closures in Wuhan too soon could fuel a second wave of Covid-19 infections later in the year, scientists have said. A study published in the Lancet suggests lifting restrictions in ... Read More »
The truth about how you can catch coronavirus, who is most vulnerable and what you can do to avoid infection Claim: ‘Face masks don’t work’ Wearing a face mask is certainly not an iron-clad guarantee that you won’t get sick – viruses can also transmit through the eyes and tiny ... Read More »
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