The Ministry of Public Health announced, on Sunday, the registration of 2,968 new Corona infections, thus raising the cumulative number of confirmed cases to-date to 439,543. It also indicated that 42 deaths were recorded during the past 24 hours.
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‘None of us have had a great COVID,’ says EU Commissioner
Countries around the world were unprepared for a global pandemic and have struggled to deal with COVID-19, a European Union commissioner said on Sunday when asked by the BBC about the bloc’s stop-start rollout of the AstraZeneca vaccine. “Frankly, none of us have had a great COVID. I think all of us should put our...
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Health Ministry: 2,253 new Corona cases, 51 deaths
The Ministry of Public Health announced, on Saturday, the registration of 2,253 new Corona infections, thus raising the cumulative number of confirmed cases to-date to 436,575. It also indicated that 51 deaths were recorded during the past 24 hours.
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Health Ministry: Sixth shipment of Pfizer vaccine to arrive this afternoon
The Ministry of Public Health announced today that the sixth shipment of Pfizer vaccine will arrive to Lebanon this afternoon, containing 53,820 vaccines. Lebanon has so far received 224,640 vaccines from Pfizer, the Ministry added. Meanwhile, it reminded me that the detailed number of those who have received the vaccine is published daily in MoPH’s...
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Spanish contingent concludes the third phase of its sessions on Coronavirus prevention
The UNIFIL Spanish contingent completed the third phase of its training course organized by GTLP Catalonia on sterilization to prevent Coronavirus, in cooperation with the Civil Defense centers in the UNIFIL area of operations, held at the Civil Defense Center in al-Khiyam. The course leader, First Lieutenant Sanchez Lyon, helped the battalion staff to verify...
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Hassan announces Kuwaiti donation, visit by his Iraqi counterpart next week: We have completed the necessary transactions to bring in Sputnik V, additional contract with Pfizer
Caretaker Minister of Public Health, Hamad Hassan, announced Saturday that his Ministry has reached a new contract with Pfizer that guarantees obtaining seven hundred fifty thousand (750,000) additional vaccine doses in the months of May and June 2020, where the total will reach nine hundred ten thousand (910,000) doses by then, which will allow the...
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Ministry of Health: 3588 new coronavirus cases, 55 deaths
3588 new coronavirus cases and 55 deaths have been recorded in Lebanon during the past 24 hours, as announced by the Ministry of Public Health on Friday.
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Stelis Biopharma to make 200 million doses of Russian Sputnik V vaccine
The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), the country’s sovereign wealth fund, and Stelis Biopharma, the biopharmaceutical division of Bengaluru-based Strides Pharma, have entered into a partnership to produce and supply a minimum of 200 million doses (enough to vaccinate 100 million people) of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine against coronavirus. The agreement between RDIF and...
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WHO ‘worried’ about virus spread In Balkans, Central Europe
WHO expresses concern over the rapid spread of COVID-19 in the Balkans and Central Europe, warning of strained health systems and urging stronger control measures.
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Ministry of Health: 3757 new coronavirus cases, 73 deaths
3757 new coronavirus cases and 73 deaths have been recorded in Lebanon during the past 24 hours, as announced by the Ministry of Public Health on Thursday.