The United Nations issued a statement on Thursday on its response to the novel COVID-19 outbreak in Lebanon. The statement said: In recent weeks, Lebanon had to adapt to new restrictions imposed by the government, in an effort to curtail the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic in Lebanon. United Nations (UN) ... Read More »
Speaking in the wake of today’s Cabinet session at Baabda Presidential Palace, Information Minister Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, announced that the Cabinet has agreed to extend the “general mobilization” until April 26, ie for an additional two weeks. The Council of Ministers on Thursday convened in session at Baabda Presidential ... Read More »
Inadequate Government Response Creates Risk of Hunger for Many Millions of Lebanon’s residents are at risk of going hungry due to pandemic-related lockdown measures unless the government urgently puts in place a robust, coordinated plan to provide assistance, Human Rights Watch said today. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated an already ... Read More »
Public Health Minister, Dr. Hamad Hassan, pointed out that the crisis cell in Bcharre is a scientific, accurate and reliable group, considering that “finding positive cases does not call for worry but rather helps us detect the source of these infections and tracking them.” Minister Hassan conducted a tour in ... Read More »
President of the Republic, General Michel Aoun, chaired a security ministerial meeting, today at the Presidential Palace, devoted to address the security situation in the country and evaluating the measures taken. The meeting was attended by Prime Minister, Hassan Diab, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense Mrs. Zeina ... Read More »
Lebanon recorded an increase in the number of people infected with coronavirus, recording 27 new cases on Wednesday including 11 Lebanese expats, without new deaths. The Health Ministry said the total reached 575 cases including eleven expats flown into Lebanon from Madrid and Paris a day earlier. Out of 108 ... Read More »
The Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday that 7 new Coronavirus cases were reported, bringing the total number of cases in Lebanon to 548. The ministry added that the number of tests conducted during the past 24 hours reached 568 tests without the ones conducted from the Lebanese nationals who ... Read More »
The French Red Cross on Tuesday sent around a ton of medical aid to the Lebanese Red Cross aboard an evacuation plane carrying Lebanese expats from Paris, MTV said. The TV network said the French Red Cross made the initiative and collaborated with Lebanese Ambassador to France Rami Adwan and ... Read More »
U.S. Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jan Kubis hailed on Tuesday the efforts of health workers in Lebanon and in the world for their “sacrifices” to stem the coronavirus pandemic. “On this WorldHeathDay we salute all Lebanese and international health workers that are in the frontlines of battle against coronavirus in ... Read More »
Minister of Information, Manal Abdel Samad, confirmed in the wake of the Cabinet session held this Tuesday at the Grand Serail that the “Lebanese [people’s] confidence in the State has been restored, and it must be strengthened.” She indicated that “the government is determined to protect the Lebanese, at home ... Read More »
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