Caretaker Minister of Health, Dr. Hamad Hassan, on Friday, chaired a meeting by the Official Vaccine Platform Committee, during which it has been confirmed that the electronic vaccination certificate
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Fauci Says COVID-19 Booster Shots Are Needed For Those Who Are Immunocompromised
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the chief medical adviser to President Biden, says an additional COVID-19 vaccine dose is needed for people who have compromised immune systems. Speaking to NPR’s Morning Edition on Thursday, Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said that for those with compromised immune systems, the need is “so imminent to...
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Ministry of Health: 2591 new infections, 6 deaths
The Ministry of Public Health announced 2591 new coronavirus infection cases, which brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to 576550. Six deaths have been recorded.
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Ministry of Health: 1461 new infections, 6 deaths
The Ministry of Public Health announced 1461 new cases of coronavirus, raising the cumulative number of confirmed cases to 568,505. Six deaths have been recorded.
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Statement on COVID-19 in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
As of 31 July, WHO’s Eastern Mediterranean Region has reported almost 12.6 million cases of COVID-19 and more than 236 000 deaths. Many countries are reporting a substantial increase in the number of cases and deaths over the past month, including the Islamic Republic of Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Pakistan, Tunisia, and Somalia. An...
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Sweden’s Ambassador delivers donations to affected hospitals: contribute to rebuilding healthcare infrastructure and saving lives
The Ambassador of Sweden, Dr. Anne Desmore, held a reception yesterday evening in her house on the occasion of the handover of the medical equipment donated by the Swedish company Getinge to the Beirut hospitals affected by the port explosion, in the presence of the Minister of Health in the caretaker government, Dr. Hamad Hassan,...
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Biden announces measures to incentivize Covid-19 vaccinations, including a requirement for federal employees
President Joe Biden on Thursday announced some new steps his administration will take to try to get more Americans vaccinated and slow the spread of coronavirus, including requiring that all federal employees must attest to being vaccinated against Covid-19 or face strict protocols. The new measures come amid a rise in Covid-19 hospitalizations and deaths in the US. The...
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Delta variant drives COVID-19 spread to 3 China provinces
On Thursday (Jul 29), China reported small COVID-19 outbreaks driven by the Delta variant in three provinces as a cluster linked to an eastern airport spread despite mass testing and a vaccination drive. The flare-up, which began after nine workers at the Nanjing airport tested positive on Jul 20, has since seen 171 cases detected in Jiangsu province,...
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Delta variant sparks current COVID-19 surge in the Eastern Mediterranean Region amid low vaccination coverage
The circulation of the Delta variant is fuelling the surge in COVID 19 cases and deaths in an increasing number of countries in WHO’s Eastern Mediterranean Region. It is now being reported in 15 out of the 22 countries of the Region. The Delta variant is becoming the dominant strain of the virus in several...
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Update on COVID-19 in WHO’s Eastern Mediterranean Region
As of 08 June 2021, the Eastern Mediterranean Region has reported 10 353 336 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 206 573 deaths. While the total number of cases has declined over the past 6 weeks and the number of deaths stabilized, 9 countries reported an increase in cases last week, compared to the previous week. These include Somalia,...