The Ministry of Public Health announced, on Sunday, that 1754 new Corona cases have been reported, thus raising the cumulative number of confirmed cases to-date to 171,226. It also indicated that 15 deaths were also registered during the past 24 hours.
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Pfizer vaccine has obtained an ‘Emergency Use Authorization’ and the approval of the Ministry’s scientific committee, and is internationally adopted
The Ministry of Public Health’s media office indicated, in an issued statement on Sunday, that “ever since the announcement of the trial of several vaccines in the world, the Ministry has contacted the relevant authorities, such as the Russian embassy, the Chinese embassy and international pharmaceutical companies, which have a presence in Lebanon, requesting information...
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Arrival of MEA flight from Dammam with 135 passengers on board
A Middle East Airlines flight arrived at Rafic Hariri International Airport in Beirut around 5.00 p.m. today, coming from the city of Dammam in the Saudi Kingdom, with 135 passengers on board, NNA correspondent at the Airport reported. The regular procedures adopted at Beirut Airport began immediately with the plane’s arrival carrying Lebanese citizens returning...
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Novel coronavirus found in wastewater
The novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 has been detected in wastewater in the Netherlands, according to RIVM National Institute for Public Health and the Environment research. A small percentage of patients with COVID-19 have the novel coronavirus in their gastrointestinal tract, and thus excrete it in their faeces. When their stool is flushed down the toilet, it ends up in...
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Apple’s Siri voice assistant now provides coronavirus advice
Pulling information from US health authorities Apple has updated Siri to provide information to people who are concerned they have COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, CNBC reports. Users can ask the voice assistant questions like “How do I know if I have coronavirus” or “Do I have coronavirus?” and it will offer advice based...