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....
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Mexico’s confirmed Covid-19 deaths surpass 200,000, while experts worry the toll is much worse
As Mexico surpassed 200,000 test-confirmed deaths from COVID-19 Thursday, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador framed ramped up vaccination efforts as a race against time. The president prepared to call out more military, state, and local personnel to spur the vaccination effort as more doses arrive, including a shipment of 1.7 million AstraZeneca shots the United States has “loaned”...
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Health Ministry: 3,560 new Corona cases, 61 deaths
The Ministry of Public Health announced, on Thursday, the registration of 3,560 new Corona infections, thus raising the cumulative number of confirmed cases to-date to 452,281. It also indicated that 61 deaths were recorded during the past 24 hours.
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Wazni signs decree to cover the purchase of 1.5 million doses of Astrazeneca vaccine
Caretaker Finance Minister, Ghazi Wazni, signed today a decree to transfer an appropriation from the general budget reserve to the budget of the Ministry of Public Health, to cover the cost of purchasing one and a half million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine, whereby the first shipment of this quantity will arrive during the first week...
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Cypriot authorities decide to reopen Cyprus air borders to the Lebanese people as of April 1
The Middle East Airlines announced in a press release on Thursday that the Cypriot authorities decided to reopen Cyprus air borders to the Lebanese people as of April 1, without prior permission. As of April 1 to April 16, the Middle East Airlines will increase its flights to Larnaca twice a week, every Thursday and...
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Ministry of Public Health announces additional results of returnees’ PCR tests, 59 coronavirus cases detected
The Ministry of Public Health, on Thursday, announced the results of PCR tests that were conducted on March 21, March 22, and March 23 at Beirut airport. According to the Ministry, 59 passengers have tested positive for coronavirus aboard the flights coming from Frankfurt, Adana, Basra, Cairo, London, Paris, Najaf, Damascus, Istanbul, Sharjah, Dubai, Milano,...