The Ministries of Information and Public Health, in cooperation with the World Health Organization, UNICEF, and the Disaster Risk Management Unit, on Tuesday launched an awareness video which details the vaccination process against the Coronavirus. This step falls within the framework of the media campaign that the Ministry of Information had previously launched, in cooperation...
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Health, Education Ministers launch vaccination campaign to immunize educational sector against Covid-19
Caretaker the Minister of Education, Tarek Majzoub, and Caretaker Health Minister, Hamad Hassan, Monday launched a vaccination campaign to immunize secondary school teachers in public and private schools against the Coronavirus disease using the AstraZeneca vaccine. In a ceremony that was held at the Lebanese Canadian Hospital in Sin El Fil – Horsh Tabet in...
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Hariri Hospital: 53 critical cases, one death
Rafic Hariri University Hospital announced, in its daily report on the latest developments of the emerging “COVID-19” Coronavirus, that it has 53 critical cases currently receiving follow-up treatment and one death registered during the past 24 hours. The report outlined the following: – Number of examinations conducted in the hospital’s laboratories during the past 24...
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Health Ministry: 2,724 new Corona cases, 38 deaths
The Ministry of Public Health announced, on Sunday, the registration of 2,724 new Corona infections, thus raising the cumulative number of confirmed cases to-date to 461,062. It also indicated that 38 deaths were recorded during the past 24 hours.
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Health Minister’s Press Office corrects what was reported in his interview with LBC regarding the Russian, Chinese vaccines
Caretaker Public Health Minister, Hamad Hassan’s Press Office clarified in an issued statement this afternoon, that “the Ministry of Health has given permission for the emergency use of the Russian and Chinese vaccines after reviewing their scientific dossiers, with the aim of purchasing them under a direct contract with the manufacturing or producing company, funded...
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Health Ministry: 2,957 new Corona cases, 45 deaths
The Ministry of Public Health announced in its daily report, on Saturday, the registration of 2,957 new Corona infections; thus raising the total number of confirmed cases to-date to 458,338. It also indicated that 45 deaths were reported during the past 24 hours.
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Firas Abiad: AstraZeneca vaccine will be offered on Monday in several centers, including our hospital
“On Monday, the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health will start giving the AstraZeneca vaccine to people between the ages of 55 and 65 in several centers, including Rafic Hariri University Hospital,” tweeted RHUH Director, Dr. Firas Abiad, today. He added: “In Lebanon, more than 120 patients in this age group have died due to Corona...
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Ministry of Public Health: 3,100 new Coronavirus cases, 49 deaths
The Ministry of Public Health announced on Friday the registration of 3,100 new Coronavirus infections, thus raising the cumulative number of confirmed cases to-date to 455,381. It also indicated that 49 deaths were recorded during the past 24 hours.
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Abdel Samad: Delay in vaccinating media professionals due to delay in the arrival of required vaccine quantity
Caretaker Minister of Information, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, explained in a brief interview broadcast during Tele Liban’s news bulletin on Friday that the delay in vaccinating media professionals was not due to a change in priorities, but rather due to the delay in the arrival of the required quantities of vaccines, let alone the...
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Covid-19: More than 508 million vaccine doses have been administered worldwide
More than 508 million vaccine doses have been administered worldwide, equal to 6.6 doses for every 100 people. There is already a stark gap between vaccination programs in different countries, with many yet to report a single dose. The data is compiled from government sources by the Our World in Data project at the University of Oxford....