The Minister of Labor, Lamia Yammine, chaired a meeting in her office in the ministry, devoted to discussing the mechanism of obtaining the “Corona” vaccine for foreign workers and workers on Lebanese soil in the framework of work to achieve community immunity. The meeting was attended by the Chairman of the National Committee for Managing...
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LAU launches COVID-19 vaccination, response campaign
In response to current falsehoods on the efficaciousness and safety of the COVID-19 immunizing agent, LAU controls a conference at the LAU Medical Center-Rizk Hospital to affirm its endorsement of the national vaccination campaign, on Tuesday, Gregorian calendar month sixteen, 2021. Speaking aboard LAU doctors, President Michel E. Mawad declared that “wear all known as...
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The first group of UNRWA health workers received the vaccine at Saida Governmental Hospital.
Several medical staff working in the health department of the “UNRWA” agency received the vaccine against the Coronavirus at Saida Governmental Hospital, in the presence of the Director-General of the Agency of UNRWA in Lebanon Claudio Cordone, Secretary of the Fatah movement and the “Palestine Liberation Organization” factions in Lebanon, Fathi Abu Al-Aradat, Chairman of the Board of Directors and General Director of the Governmental Hospital Dr....
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Ministry of Health: 2723 new infections, 55 deaths
The Ministry of Public Health announced 2723 new coronavirus infection cases, which brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to 34,3584. 55 deaths have been registered over the past 24 hours.
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The mission of the basketball team to Bahrain to contest the third window of the Asian Championship qualifiers
The Lebanese national basketball team concluded its local exercises with a training session today, Tuesday, noon in the Saeb Salam Hall of the Sports Club in Al-Manara, under the supervision of the technical director, the national coach Joe Mujaez, and his assistant, the national coach, Jad Al-Hajj. The mission will head to the Bahraini capital,...
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The Ski Federation mission to Italy to participate in the Alpine Ski World Championship
The Lebanese Snow Ski Federation delegation arrived in Italy to participate in the World Alpine Skiing Championship. The mission is headed by President of the Federation Freddy Keyrouz and includes Federation Vice President Salim Kirouz, Union Treasurer Raymond Sukkar, Vice President of the AFC Yusef Shamil Khalil, French coaches Roman Garsan and Serbian Christo Durovic,...
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North Korea Tried to Hack Pfizer for Vaccine Data, Seoul Says
North Korea attempted to hack Pfizer Inc. for information on its Covid-19 vaccine and treatments, South Korean lawmakers said Tuesday after a briefing by the country’s spy agency. Microsoft Corp. said in November hackers from North Korea, as well as Russia, had targeted seven prominent companies working on the Covid-19 vaccine and treatment research. Pfizer...
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EU to launch study programme for COVID-19 variants: von der Leyen
The piece reports on the EU’s plan to start a research and monitoring programme focused on COVID-19 variants, as announced by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
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Italy keeps ski slopes closed, a blow to tourism
On the eve of what was supposed to finally be the much-delayed opening of Italy’s ski slopes, the government yanked permission because high circulation of a coronavirus variant. Health Minister Roberto Speranza’s ordinance on Sunday forbidding amateur skiing at least until March 5 effectively kills hopes of ski lift operators and resort owners to salvage...
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22 positive cases onboard flights that arrived in Beirut on the current 11, 13 and 14
The Ministry of Public Health stated that, with “completing the PCR tests for flights that arrived in Beirut and were conducted at the airport on February 11, 13, and 14, the results showed that there were twenty-two (22) positive cases. The results of 11/2/2021 are as follows:Istanbul trip: Pegasus Company No. 863 (all negative)Dubai trip:...