Astrazeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine has been granted approval for emergency use in Pakistan, the country’s health minister said on Saturday, the first vaccine against the disease to be given the green light in the South Asian country. “DRAP granted emergency use authorisation to AstraZeneca’s COVID vaccine,” Pakistan’s Health Minister Faisal Sultan told Reuters, referring to the...
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China says recent mainland COVID19 outbreak caused by imported case state media
Clusters of cases in China’s COVID-19 outbreak in its northern provinces such as Hebei, Liaoning and Heilongjiang, as well as the capital Beijing since December have been caused by cases from overseas, state media reported on Saturday. Broadcaster CCTV cited National Health Commission Minister Ma Xiaowei as making the remarks at a government meeting. —...
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Ministry of Health: 6,154 new coronavirus cases, 44 deaths
The Ministry of Public Health announced 6,154 new coronavirus infection cases, which raises the cumulative number to 243,286 confirmed cases. 44 deaths have been recorded over the past 24 hours.
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Lebanese writer Alexandre Najjar wins the Grand Francophone Award
The French Academy awarded the Grand Francophone Award 2020 to the Lebanese writer Alexandre Najjar. This prize is ‘intended to crown the work of a French-speaking natural person who, in his country or internationally, has made an eminent contribution to the maintenance and illustration of the French language’. Contacted by the Cultural Agenda, Alexandre Najjar...
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Beirut Port Administration signs agreement with French company to prepare study on recycling rubble at port premises
Beirut Port Administration on Friday signed an agreement with a French company to prepare a study on recycling the rubble that has been left behind after the massive explosion that shattered the port’s premises and whereabouts. The agreement was signed between the port’s management and the French company in a ceremony attended by Caretaker Minister...
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3235 active Covid-19 cases in Baalbek-Hermel: Governor
Baalbek Governor, Bashir Khodor, on Friday said that the cumulative number of Covid-19 cases in Baalbek-Hermel has reached 12,962 since February 2020. The number of recoveries has increased in comparison to previous weeks, reaching 9536 cases. Meanwhile, there are currently 3235 active cases, and the death toll has reached 301 to date, according to Khodor.
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Coronavirus cases in Europe top 30 million: AFP tally
This piece highlights that confirmed coronavirus infections across Europe have surpassed 30 million, according to an AFP tally, underlining the continuing severity of the pandemic on the continent.
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France’s CMA CGM takes Tripoli Port as main station in eastern Mediterranean
The article reports on French shipping giant CMA CGM positioning Tripoli Port as its main hub in the Eastern Mediterranean, boosting the port’s strategic role and Lebanon’s regional trade connectivity.
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Germany’s COVID-19 Cases Cross 2 Million
Germany has confirmed 22,368 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, with the total count reaching 2,000,958, the Robert Koch Institute said on Friday. The death toll has grown by 1,113 to 44,994 people within the same period of time. More than 1.64 million patients have recovered from the disease. The World Health Organisation...
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Saint Georges Hadath Hospital: Health Minister in good condition
The Saint Georges Hadath Hospital indicated, in a statement on Thursday, that Caretaker Health Minister Hamad Hassan was in good condition, and that had resumed working from his hospital room.