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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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:...
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WHO approves Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday listed AstraZeneca and Oxford University’s COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, widening access to the relatively inexpensive shot in the developing world. A WHO statement said it had approved the vaccine as produced by AstraZeneca-SKBio (Republic of Korea) and the Serum Institute of India. “We now have all the pieces in place for...
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Health Ministry: 1735 new coronavirus cases, 44 deaths
1735 new coronavirus cases and 44 deaths have been recorded during the last 24 hours in Lebanon, as reported Monday by the Ministry of Public Health.
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Artists rise for the LAU Emergency Financial Aid Fund
Alumni, faculty artists and friends of LAU donate to LAU ArtsRising online auction organized in aid of students whose education is at risk. In support of the LAU Emergency Financial Aid Fund, the university will be holding its first online art auction, LAU ArtsRising, from Thursday, February 18 to Monday, March 1, 2021. Organized in collaboration with ArtScoops, the event will...
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Editors’ Syndicate: Vaccination of journalists, media professionals begins next week
The Lebanese Press Editors’ Syndicate on Monday issued a statement saying that in light of the continuous follow-up by Editors’ Syndicate Head, Joseph Al-Qasifi, and members of the Syndicate Council, the Editors’ Syndicate has been informed by the Ministry of Public Health that journalists and media professionals, who have registered their names through the MOPHCOVAX...
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COVID-19 Vaccination process kicks off in Nabih Berri Governmental University Hospital in Nabatieh
The anti-coronavirus vaccination process on Monday kicked off at the accredited COVID-19 Vaccination Center at Nabih Berri Governmental University Hospital in Nabatieh, as part of the national plan to combat COVID-19 implemented by the Ministry of Public Health.
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COVID-19 Vaccination process kicks off in Sidon Governmental Hospital
The anti-coronavirus vaccination process on Monday kicked off at the special COVID-19 Vaccine Center in Sidon Governmental Hospital, which had received the first batch of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccines sent from the Public Health Ministry.
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Health Minister launches vaccination campaigns in Baalbek and Zahle
Caretaker Minister of Public Heath, Hamad Hassan, on Monday launched the anti-coronavirus vaccination campaign in Dar Al Amal University Hospital in Baalbek. He later launched a similar process in Elias Hraoui Governmental Hospital in Zahle. “I call upon everyone in all districts to get the vaccine,” Hassan said. “The battle hasn’t ended yet,” he added,...