The US suffered its highest daily death toll from coronavirus on Tuesday, with 1,858 people succumbing to the disease, according to the latest data from Johns Hopkins University. The new peak in deaths was propelled by New York City, which remains the most stricken part of the country and which ...
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Total Coronavirus Cases Hit 575 Including Expats
Lebanon recorded an increase in the number of people infected with coronavirus, recording 27 new cases on Wednesday including 11 Lebanese expats, without new deaths. The Health Ministry said the total reached 575 cases including eleven expats flown into Lebanon from Madrid and Paris a day earlier. Out of 108 ...
Read More »UK PM Johnson ‘stable’ in intensive care, needed oxygen after COVID-19 worsened
British foreign minister Dominic Raab said on Tuesday he was confident that Prime Minister Boris Johnson, in intensive care with a coronavirus infection, would pull through because “he’s a fighter”. “He remained stable overnight. He’s receiving standard oxygen treatment and breathing without any assistance. He has not required any mechanical ...
Read More »Coronavirus: China reports no new deaths for first time since pandemic began
China has reported no new deaths from coronavirus for the first time since it began issuing daily briefings on the outbreak more than two months ago. In its latest update, the country’s health ministry said there were 32 confirmed cases and 12 suspected cases recorded over the last 24 hours. All ...
Read More »Coronavirus: US death toll alone is now worse than these six wars combined, figures show
The US reached a death toll of 11,000 people on Tuesday, which surpasses the total number of battle deaths from six US wars combined, according to data from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. VA data says a total of 9,961 soldiers died on the battlefield during these six wars: ...
Read More »Coronavirus vaccine: Engineered virus tested on mice offers hope for protection against Covid-19, scientists say
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 »Coronavirus hits men harder. Here’s what scientists know about it
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 »7 new Coronavirus cases registered in Lebanon – Health Ministry
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 »Expat Planes from Paris, Madrid Also Carry Medical Aid
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 »Kubis Salutes Health Workers’ Efforts against COVID-19
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 ...
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