Minister of Information, Manal Abdel Samad, and Minister of Health, Hamad Hassan, have arrived at the Vocational Training Center in Siblin – Eqlim el-Kharroub to inspect the quarantine center. NNA
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Abdel Samad Visits AFP Beirut Office: For The Exchange Of Information And Limiting False News
Minister of Information, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, on Wednesday visited the Agence France Presse (AFP) Beirut Office in Hamra, accompanied by the Director General of the Information Ministry, Dr. Hassan Falha, and the Director of the National News Agency (NNA), Ziad Harfouche. They were greeted by the AFP Beirut ...
Read More »Cabinet Extends General Mobilization Until May 24
Minister of Information Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd on Tuesday announced that the Cabinet extended the general mobilization until May 24, while maintaining the economic activities that were allowed to resume work within the imposed conditions. “Prime Minister Hassan Diab confirmed that the Corona epidemic has not ended yet, and ...
Read More »Inflation collapses around the world amid coronavirus pandemic
Global economy heads for deepest recession since Great Depression as business comes to near standstill Inflation in the wealthiest countries has collapsed at the fastest pace since the financial crisis, as the coronavirus outbreak sinks the world into the deepest recession for almost a century. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation ...
Read More »Oil Extends Gains as Virus-Hit Economies Ease Curbs
Oil extended gains in Asia Tuesday on signs of improving demand as coronavirus-hit major economies begin to ease strict curbs and as top producers slash output. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate for June delivery was up 7.26 percent at $21.87 a barrel in morning trade. The contract ended about three ...
Read More »Health Ministry says 6 Coronavirus cases registered among passengers coming from Sierra Leone
The Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday that 6 Coronavirus cases were registered among the passengers of the plane coming from Sierra Leone. The ministry added that that the cases were transferred to the hospital, adding that the passengers whose tests were negative will be quarantined and monitored on a ...
Read More »HARIRI HOSPITAL: ONE NEW INFECTED CASE, NUMBER OF RECOVERIES RISES TO 149
In its daily report on the latest developments of the novel Coronavirus, the Rafic Hariri University Hospital announced on Tuesday that one new infected case was reported out of 430 laboratory tests conducted today, while the remaining came out negative. It added that the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases infected ...
Read More »Coronavirus: ‘Fast and accurate’ antibody test developed by Edinburgh researchers
Company claims machine can produce 36,000 test results a day with 99.8 per cent accuracy A blood-screening company claims it has developed a “fast and accurate” antibody test – and is urging UK ministers to begin talks to bring it to the NHS. Quotient said its screening machines, which have received European ...
Read More »Is air pollution making the coronavirus pandemic even more deadly?
Dirty air is well known to worsen the heart and lung risk factors for Covid-19 – early research is cause for concern In many respects, it makes perfect sense. Patients with severe Covid-19 are twice as likely to have had pre-existing respiratory diseases and three times as likely to have ...
Read More »Europe emerges from lockdown as global virus cases top 3.5m
Millions of Europeans emerged from lockdown on Monday, with hardest-hit Italy leading the way out of its two-month coronavirus confinement. Blue skies greeted Romans as they stepped into a world forever changed by the pandemic that has now infected 3.5 million people. The milestone came as US Secretary of State ...
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