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,...
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Health Ministry: 233 new infections, 5 deaths
The Ministry of Public Health announced 233 new coronavirus infection cases, which raises the cumulative number of confirmed cases to 54123. Five deaths have been recorded.
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Health Ministry: 214 new infections, 5 deaths
The Ministry of Public Health announced this Wednesday 214 new coronavirus infection cases, which raises the cumulative number of confirmed cases to 540844. Five deaths have been recorded.
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The number of AstraZeneca vaccine recipients reaches 10,452 on Saturday
The Ministry of Public Health announced in a statement this evening that the number of people who received the AstraZeneca vaccine during the long marathon day in various Lebanese regions has reached until 6:30 p.m.: 10,452. “The Antelias vaccination center was extended until eight in the evening for those wishing to receive the vaccine due...
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Hassan receives their first jab of the AstraZeneca vaccine
Caretaker Minister of Public Health Hamad Hassan received this morning the first jab of AstraZeneca, inaugurating a vaccination marathon for individuals over 30 years old.
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Ministry of Health: 319 new infections, 8 deaths
The Ministry of Public Health announced 319 new coronavirus infection cases, which raises the cumulative number of confirmed cases to 539590. Eight deaths were recorded.
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WHO: COVID strain first detected in India found in 53 territories
The coronavirus variant first detected in India has now been officially recorded in 53 territories, a World Health Organization (WHO) report shows. Additionally, the WHO has received information from unofficial sources that the B.1.617 variant has been found in seven other territories, figures in the UN health agency’s weekly epidemiological update showed on Wednesday, taking...