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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Ministry of Public Health: 2008 new coronavirus cases, 45 deaths
2008 new coronavirus cases and 45 deaths have been recorded in Lebanon during the past 24 hours, as announced by the Ministry of Public Health on Friday.
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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 Public Health: 2501 new coronavirus cases, 31 deaths
2501 new coronavirus cases and 31 deaths have been recorded in Lebanon during the past 24 hours, as announced by the Ministry of Public Health on Thursday.
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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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Araji: Lebanese should avoid Ramadan payer, Iftar gatherings
Health Parliamentary Committee Head, MP Assem Araji, on Wednesday told the Voice of Lebanon Radio station that “the decrease in the number of COVID-19 deaths and infections within the past few days was a good sign, provided that people kept adhering to preventive measures, especially in light of the country’s dire economic and health conditions. ...
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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.
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US regulators recommend ‘pause’ in use of J&J vaccine over blood clot fears
US health authorities recommended a “pause” Tuesday in the use of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine “out of an abundance of caution” over potential links to a rare type of blood clot, in a blow to the country’s immunization campaign. The US Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control are assessing...