The Ministry of Public Health announced, on Sunday, the registration of 1,524 new Corona infections, thus raising the cumulative number of confirmed cases to-date to 520,939. It added that 24 deaths were also recorded during the past 24 hours
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Health Ministry: 1511 new Corona cases, 28 deaths
The Ministry of Public Health announced, on Saturday, the registration of 1,511 new Corona infections, thus raising the cumulative number of confirmed cases to-date to 519,615. It also indicated that 28 deaths were recorded during the past 24 hours.
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Al-Ansar reaps remarkable victory over Al-Nijmeh during Football Championship after waiting for 14 years
Al-Ansar waited 14 years to win its 14th title in the General Lebanese Football Championship League, and consolidate its record, by beating its traditional rival Al-Nijmeh 2-1 (first half 1-1), in a joint match that took place this afternoon at the Fouad Chehab Sports Complex in Jounieh at the end of the last fifth round...
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Ministry of Health: 1,504 new infections, 33 deaths
The Ministry of Public Health announced 1,504 new coronavirus infection cases, which raises the cumulative number of confirmed cases to 518104. 33 deaths have been recorded over the past 24 hours.
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EU backs AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine as reviews into blood clots continue
Europe’s drug regulator reiterated on Friday that benefits of AstraZeneca’s (AZN.L) COVID-19 vaccine outweigh any risks, as part of a detailed guidance from ongoing reviews into rare blood clots to help individual nations determine the shot’s use. The renewed backing comes after several countries in the European Union and worldwide have limited the use of the vaccine,...
EU will have vaccine doses for 70 percent of adults ‘by mid-July’
The EU will have enough Covid-19 vaccine doses to cover 70 percent of its adult population by mid-July due to higher production within the bloc, a senior official said on Tuesday. Fifty-three factories are producing vaccines in the EU. Our continent is now the largest producer in the world after the United States,” internal markets...
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Araji: 2 million Pfizer and AstraZeneca shots to reach Lebanon between May and June
Two million shots of Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccine are expected to arrive to Lebanon between the months of May and June, Head of the Public Health House Committee, MP Assem Araji, told Radio Lebanon on Friday. Araji also indicated that only 5% of the Lebanese received their first vaccine shot, adding that the turnout by citizens...
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British regulator says AstraZeneca COVID shot clots rise to 168
Britain’s medicines regulator on Thursday said there had been 168 major blood clots following a dose of AstraZeneca’s (AZN.L) COVID-19 vaccine, a rate of 7.9 clots per million doses, a jump in incidence from the previous week’s figure. This was up from the 100 cases reported last week, when the overall case incidence was 4.9...
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Araji: Lebanon currently enjoys 40% herd immunity against Covid-19
Parliamentary Health Committee Head, MP Assem Araji, on Thursday told “The Voice of All Lebanon” radio station that Lebanon currently enjoyed 40% herd immunity against the Coronavirus as a result of recorded infections, in addition to the number of vaccinated individuals to date. “Accelerating the pace of vaccination within the next two months may raise...
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Ministry of Public Health: 1512 new coronavirus cases, 30 deaths
1512 new coronavirus cases and 30 deaths have been recorded in Lebanon in the past 24 hours, as announced by the Ministry of Public Health on Thursday.