The Ministry of Public Health announced 1608 new coronavirus infection cases, which raises the cumulative number of confirmed cases to 513006. 36 deaths have been recorded over the past 24 hours.
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Araji: No problem has been reported by anyone who received AstraZeneca vaccine in Lebanon
Parliamentary Health Committee Head, MP Assem Araji, on Tuesday pointed in an interview with the “Voice of Lebanon” radio station to some positive indicators regarding the Coronavirus across Lebanon in light of the plummeting number of deaths and infections. The lawmaker confirmed the acceleration of the pace of the vaccination process during the months of...
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Johnson cancels trip to India due to coronavirus worries
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday cancelled a planned trip to India, scheduled to take place next week, saying it was a sensible move in light of a surge in COVID-19 infections there. India is enduring a second wave of the virus, with infections passing the 15 million mark, second only to the United...
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Arrival of tenth shipment of Pfizer vaccine
The Ministry of Public Health announced in a statement this afternoon that the tenth shipment of Pfizer vaccine has arrived in Lebanon, containing 47,970 vaccines. “Lebanon has so far received 391,950 vaccines from Pfizer,” the statement indicated. It also reminded that the daily and cumulative detailed number of those who have received the vaccine is...
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Global death toll from Covid19 has topped 3,000,000
The global death toll from coronavirus has topped a staggering three million people amid repeated setbacks in the worldwide vaccination campaign and a deepening crisis in places such as Brazil, India and France. The number of lives lost, as compiled by Johns Hopkins University in the US, is about equal to the population of Kyiv,...
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Germany’s Merkel receives shot of AstraZeneca COVID vaccine
German Chancellor Angela Merkel received her first shot of AstraZeneca’s (AZN.L) COVID-19 vaccine on Friday, her spokesman said on Twitter. “I am happy that I received the first vaccination with AstraZeneca,” the Twitter post quoted Merkel, 66, as saying. “Vaccinations are the key to overcoming the pandemic,” she added in the quote. Germany’s vaccine regulator has recommended...
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Germany takes Britain off Covid-19 ‘high-risk’ list
Germany on Friday removed Britain and Northern Ireland from the list of high-risk zones for coronavirus infections, meaning that travellers will no longer need to quarantine upon arrival. “United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland including Isle of Man, the Channel Islands and the British Overseas Territories… is no longer considered as (a) risk...
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Ministry of Health: 2460 new infections, 40 deaths
The Ministry of Public Health announced 2460 new coronavirus infection cases, raising the cumulative number of confirmed cases to 502299. 40 deaths have been registered over the past 24 hours.
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France Sticks to Plan to Give Johnson & Johnson Vaccine to Over-55s
France is sticking to its plan to give over-55s the Johnson & Johnson vaccine suspended in the US and South Africa over rare blood clots, a government spokesman said Wednesday. Gabriel Attal also reaffirmed the government’s confidence in the AstraZeneca jab as an “essential tool” in the fight against Covid-19, hours after Denmark said it...
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Ministry of Health: 1985 new infections, 35 deaths
The Ministry of Public Health announced 1985 new coronavirus infection cases, which raises the cumulative number of confirmed cases to 499839. 35 deaths have been recorded over the past 24 hours.