Caretaker Minister of Public Health, Dr. Hamad Hassan, on Wednesday told the Voice of Lebanon Radio station that Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health was currently suspending the usage of the AstraZeneca vaccine pending the decision of the international health authorities. “The ministry does not take any hasty decisions that might endanger the citizens’ health,“ Hassan...
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Health Minister: 20 companies negotiating to obtain Russian and Chinese vaccines, national vaccination plan robust and coherent
Caretaker Minister of Public Health, Dr. Hamad Hassan, regretted in an interview with Tele Liban attempts to smear “the national achievement that the government has recorded amid these difficult days.” “The national vaccination plan against Covid-19 is robust, coherent, and complies with the standards of global health references, so why smear it?” asked Hassan. “The...
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Minister of Health: Epidemiological reality still worrying, 98 deaths registered today
Caretaker Minister of Health, Hamad Hassan, announced after the meeting of the Ministerial Committee for Coronavirus, that “the criteria for assessing the epidemiological reality are still worrying in light of the registration of deaths in elderly homes. Today, the death rate in Lebanon reached a record number of 98.” He pointed out that “the plan...
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Ministry of Health issues Emergency Use Authorization for Russian vaccine SPUTNIK V
The technical committee formed by caretaker Minister of Public Health, Hamad Hassan, to research the registration of vaccines provided by the private sector, agreed to allow the issuance of an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the Russian vaccine, SPUTNIK V, provided that it is imported exclusively by a certified party. The decision was made during...
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Hassan from Deir al-Ahmar stresses on exerting devoted efforts based on national grounds: Our work is not hampered by any considerations
Caretaker Minister of Public Health, Hamad Hassan, on Sunday, inaugurated a department for Corona patients at “Al-Mahabba Hospital” in the town of Deir Al-Ahmar, in the presence of Deputy Antoine Habshi; Pastor of the Maronite Diocese of Baalbek and Deir Al-Ahmar, Bishop Hanna Rahmeh; Head of the Union of Municipalities of Deir Al-Ahmar Region, Jean...
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Health Minister: Closure indicators are promising, country not to be opened all at once
Caretaker Public Health Minister, Hamad Hassan, deemed the current total lockdown in the country as “the second successful closure after the first lockdown last March.” “Indicators are promising in light of the decline of the proliferative index to 0.93%, which will be reflected in about two weeks on the positive rate of the tests that...
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Hassan announces Berri’s initiative to transfer field hospital from Tyre to Beirut, confirms the start of the distribution of respiratory and oxygenating devices
The Media Office of the Caretaker Minister of Health confirmed in a statement issued today, that “the Ministry is continuing its efforts to deal with the epidemic despite all the economic, financial and social circumstances.” The statement pointed out that the Health Ministry received 18 respirators for the intensive care unit at dawn on Sunday,...
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Saint Georges Hadath Hospital: Health Minister in good condition
The Saint Georges Hadath Hospital indicated, in a statement on Thursday, that Caretaker Health Minister Hamad Hassan was in good condition, and that had resumed working from his hospital room.