Lebanon’s coronavirus death toll reached 16 Thursday, as 15 new cases were announced by the Health Ministry. These new figures brought the total number of registered coronavirus cases in Lebanon to 494, according to the ministry. One of the patients to succumb to the coronavirus was the Philippines Ambassador to ... Read More »
The coronavirus pandemic is the worst global crisis since World War II, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Tuesday, expressing concern that it could trigger conflicts around the world. Guterres said that the scale of the crisis was due to “a disease that represents a threat to everybody in the world ... Read More »
The coronavirus pandemic has killed more than 40,000 people worldwide with nearly three-quarters of the deaths in Europe, according to an AFP tally at 1620 GMT Tuesday using official figures. A total of 40,057 deaths have been recorded across the world, including 29,305 in Europe, with Italy registering 12,428, followed ... Read More »
Coronavirus sufferers are most likely to pass on the virus during their first week of symptoms, research suggests. And with pressure on hospital beds, some of those beyond their tenth day of symptoms could safely be allowed home to self-isolate, a study says. Scientists who analysed data from nine patients ... Read More »
The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy has climbed by 727 to 13,155, the Civil Protection Agency said on Wednesday, a significantly smaller increase than seen on Tuesday and the lowest daily tally since March 26. However, the number of new cases rose more sharply than a ... Read More »
Global oil storage could reach maximum capacity within weeks, energy analysts have told CNBC, as the coronavirus crisis dramatically reduces consumption and some of the world’s most powerful crude producers start to ramp up their output. The coronavirus pandemic has meant countries have effectively had to shut down, with many ... Read More »
The glory of the world’s oceans could be restored within a generation, according to a major new scientific review. It reports rebounding sea life, from humpback whales off Australia to elephant seals in the US and green turtles in Japan. Through rampant overfishing, pollution and coastal destruction, humanity has inflicted ... Read More »
Minister of Information, Manal Abdel Samad, took to Twitter Wednesday to salute the newspapers that responded to her ministry’s campaign aimed to raise awareness on the novel coronavirus and the importance of the preventive measures. “Despite the general mobilization, there are still people who fail to comply,” she tweeted. “Sickness ... Read More »
On April 1st, the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health recorded 16 new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases. The ministry announced the new total of cases in its daily coronavirus report released on Wednesday. “Until 01/04/2020, the total of laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases at Rafik Hariri University Hospital, accredited university hospital laboratories, as well ... Read More »
Rafic Hariri University Hospital released on Wednesday its daily report on the latest developments on coronavirus. The report stated that the total number of laboratory-confirmed infected cases that were quarantined in the hospital’s health isolation section reached 56 cases, including 2 cases transferred to the Hariri Hospital from other hospitals. ... Read More »
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