The Ministry of Public Health announced this afternoon the arrival of the twelfth shipment of Pfizer vaccine to Lebanon, containing 29,250 vaccine doses. Thus, Lebanon has so far received 469,170 vaccines from Pfizer. The Ministry stated that details of the daily and cumulative numbers of those who have received the vaccine are published in its...
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Health Ministry: 930 new Corona cases, 24 deaths
The Ministry of Public Health announced, on Saturday, the registration of 930 new Corona infections, thus raising the cumulative number of confirmed cases to-date to 527,508. It added that 24 deaths were recorded during the past 24 hours.
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Health Ministry: 111 new Coronavirus cases, 6 deaths
The Ministry of Public Health announced, on Monday, the registration of 111 new Coronavirus infections, thus raising the cumulative number of confirmed cases to-date to 540388. It added that 6 deaths were also recorded during the past 24 hours.
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Osaka confirms a daily record of 1,262 new coronavirus cases on Saturday NHK
Japan’s western prefecture of Osaka confirmed a daily record of 1,262 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, along with 41 deaths, national broadcaster NHK reported. The previous high was 1,260 infections announced on Wednesday, NHK said. The capital Tokyo has also seen a surge in infections, with 1,050 new cases on Saturday, according to NHK. –...
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Health Ministry: 1,001 new Corona cases, 29 deaths
The Ministry of Public Health announced, on Saturday, the registration of 1,001 new Corona infections, which raised the cumulative number of confirmed cases to-date to 526,578. It also indicated that 29 deaths were recorded during the past 24 hours.
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AstraZeneca, Smurfit Kappa boost FTSE 100 higher
London’s FTSE 100 edged higher on Friday, boosted by earnings updates from AstraZeneca and Smurfit Kappa, while optimism around a speedy recovery from pandemic-led crash set the blue-chip index for its biggest monthly gain since November 2020. The FTSE 100 index rose 0.4%, with AstraZeneca gaining 2.6% after it forecast higher sales in the second...
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Ministry of Public Health: 1336 new coronavirus cases, 25 deaths
1336 new coronavirus cases and 25 deaths have been recorded in Lebanon during the past 24 hours, as announced by the Ministry of Public Health on Thursday.
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Ministry of Health: 1478 new coronavirus cases, 27 deaths
The Ministry of Public Health announced 1478 new coronavirus infection cases, which raises the cumulative number of confirmed cases to 524241. 27 deaths have been registered over the past 24 hours.
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Coronavirus Follow-up Committee suggests banning entry of travelers arriving directly from India, Brazil
The Coronavirus Follow-up Committee on Wednesday recommended banning travelers arriving directly from India and Brazil from entering Lebanon through Rafic Hariri International Airport in Beirut, as well as through the country’s land and sea crossings “unless they had been in a third country for a period of at least 14 days.”
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BioNTech co-founder says he’s confident that vaccine works against Indian variant
BioNTech co-founder Ugur Sahin voices confidence that the vaccine his company jointly developed with Pfizer works against the Indian variant of the coronavirus. “We are still testing the Indian variant, but the Indian variant has mutations that we have already tested for and which our vaccine works against, so I am confident,” says Sahin. “The...