Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine is 91.6 percent effective against symptomatic Covid-19, according to results published in The Lancet on Tuesday that independent experts said allayed transparency concerns over the jab, which Moscow is already rolling out. Sputnik V — named after the Soviet-era satellite — was approved in Russia months before results from its final-stage...
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Australia’s Ellume gets $230 million from U.S. to make more rapid COVID-19 tests
The U.S. government has awarded $231.8 million to Australian diagnostic test maker Ellume to expand the production of a rapid COVID-19 test that can be bought over the counter and used at home, the Department of Defense said on Monday. The agency said the funding will help Ellume increase production capacity by 640,000 tests per...
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Dubai shuts bars after coronavirus surge
Dubai on Monday ordered bars and pubs to close until the end of the month to suppress a spike in coronavirus cases, after tourists flocked to the emirate over the holiday period. The closures, effective from Tuesday, are among a raft of steps “taken in response to rising violations of preventive measures,” authorities said in...
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Snow sports season opens in Akkar forests
The Environment Council in Kobayat opened the year’s season for snow sports in the forests of Akkar, as part of the annual activities it organizes, and in the various seasons to encourage eco-tourism in the governorate, with a walk on snow by racquet or snowshoeing to the Karm Shabat forest in the heights of Qobayat,...
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Health Ministry: 2020 new Coronavirus infections, 63 deaths
The Ministry of Public Health announced, on Monday, the registration of 2,020 new Coronavirus cases, thus raising the cumulative number of confirmed cases to 303,072. It added that 63 deaths were also recorded during the past 24 hours.
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Sports Minister pushes for prioritizing sports missions to receive Coronavirus vaccine
Caretaker Sports and Youth Minister, Vartine Ohanian, on Monday discussed with Caretaker Minister of Health, Dr. Hamad Hassan, an array of issues of common interest, especially those involving the sports sector in light of the existing health conditions amid the rampant Coronavirus outbreak. Ohanian announced that she had agreed with the Minister of Health on...
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100-year-old British veteran hospitalized with virus he raised money to fight
Tom Moore, the 100-year-old World War II veteran who captivated the British public in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic with his fundraising efforts, has been hospitalized with COVID-19, his daughter said Sunday. Hannah Ingram-Moore revealed in a statement posted on Twitter that her father, widely known as Captain Tom, has been admitted to...
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Snowboard mission to the Small Nations Championship in Macedonia
The Lebanese Ski Federation delegation has traveled to Macedonia to participate in the Snowboard Small Nations Championship, which will be held from February 2 to February 5. The mission included players Haitham Hobeika and Daniel Tawk. The Lebanese women won first place in the final general standings of the Small Nations Championship in Alpine Skiing...
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Hassan from Deir al-Ahmar stresses on exerting devoted efforts based on national grounds: Our work is not hampered by any considerations
Caretaker Minister of Public Health, Hamad Hassan, on Sunday, inaugurated a department for Corona patients at “Al-Mahabba Hospital” in the town of Deir Al-Ahmar, in the presence of Deputy Antoine Habshi; Pastor of the Maronite Diocese of Baalbek and Deir Al-Ahmar, Bishop Hanna Rahmeh; Head of the Union of Municipalities of Deir Al-Ahmar Region, Jean...
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Health Ministry: 2,139 new Corona cases, 51 deaths
The Ministry of Public Health announced, on Sunday, the registration of 2,139 new Corona infections, thus raising the cumulative number of confirmed cases to-date to 301,052. It also indicated that 51 deaths were recorded during the past 24 hours.