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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WHO team visits Wuhan wet market to find COVID clues
A World Health Organization (WHO) team investigating the origins of COVID-19 visited Wuhan’s Baishazhou seafood market, one of the city’s largest wet markets and an early focal point of the outbreak. The experts, accompanied by Chinese officials, are conducting field visits to key sites in Wuhan, including hospitals and laboratories, to gather clues on how the virus first emerged.
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WHO team probing coronavirus origins in China’s Wuhan set to leave quarantine
A World Health Organization-led team investigating the origins of COVID-19 in Wuhan is preparing to leave hotel quarantine and begin on-the-ground fieldwork, two weeks after arriving in China. The visit, delayed by diplomatic tensions and concerns over access, marks a new phase in the long-awaited probe into how the virus first emerged, with experts cautioning that there are no guarantees of clear answers.
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Health Minister, UNRWA discuss Lebanon’s vaccination plan for Palestinians refugees
Caretaker Minister of Public Health, Dr. Hamad Hassan, on Monday evening met with an “UNRWA” delegation headed by UNRWA Director in Lebanon, Claudio Cordone, in the presence of World Health Organization representative in Lebanon, Iman Al-Shankiti, and head of the National Committee for the Management of the Vaccination dossier, Dr. Abdel-Rahman Al-Bizri. The meeting agreed...
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Coronavirus digest: Germany crosses 50,000 total COVID deaths
Germany’s total coronavirus pandemic death toll has crossed the 50,000-mark on Friday, according to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the country’s public health agency for disease control and prevention. The country reached the grim milestone when health authorities recorded 859 new coronavirus deaths in 24 hours. In Germany, authorities count all deaths of people who died directly...
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NLP calls for using ‘Camille Chamoun Sports City’ stadiums as a field hospital
In an issued statement by the “National Liberal Party” on Saturday, it called on the Ministry of Public Health to use the stadiums of Camille Chamoun Sports City as a field hospital to save time, and also to make use of the two field hospitals provided by the State of Qatar where needed, away from...
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Coronavirus cases in Europe top 30 million: AFP tally
This piece highlights that confirmed coronavirus infections across Europe have surpassed 30 million, according to an AFP tally, underlining the continuing severity of the pandemic on the continent.
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Ministry of Public Health: 15 coronavirus cases among returnees on January 12/1/2021
The Ministry of Public Health, on Thursday, announced the results of PCR tests that were conducted on January 12 at Beirut airport. According to the Ministry, 15 passengers have tested positive for coronavirus aboard the flights coming from Istanbul- MEA flight #266 (2 cases), Baghdad- Iraqi flight (one case), Dubai- MEA flight #427 (one case),...
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WHO team arrives in China’s Wuhan to investigate COVID-19 origins
An international team of World Health Organization scientists has arrived in Wuhan, China, to investigate the origins of COVID-19. After a delayed approval process and amid calls for a transparent probe, the experts will begin their mission with two weeks of quarantine before interviewing researchers, hospital staff and market workers linked to the early outbreak.
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