The emergence of several, more infectious strains of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has worried governments and scientists, who are investigating how and why the virus became more transmissible. Like all viruses, SARS-CoV-2 mutates in order to maximise its survival chances. When it replicates, tiny errors in its genetic coding are ... Read More »
The Ministry of Health announced on Sunday that 3010 new Coronavirus cases were recorded during the past 24 hours with 50 new deaths. LBCI Read More »
A coordination meeting on Friday was held online between Caretaker Minister of Information, Manal Abdel Samad Najd, and Caretaker Minister of Administrative Development, Demianos Kattar, with the participation of UNDP Resident Coordinator for Peacebuilding in Lebanon, Celine Moyroud. The meeting reportedly took stock of the right to information law and ... Read More »
Freezing RNA-based vaccines keeps their fragile components from breaking down Pfizer is racing to get approval for its COVID-19 vaccine, applying for emergency use authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on November 20. But the pharmaceutical giant faces a huge challenge in distributing its vaccine, which has to be ... Read More »
Caretaker Minister of Information, Manal Abdel Samad, received this Wednesday Head of the Press Syndicate, Awni Al-Kaaki, and producer Sadiq Al-Sabah, who said after the meeting: “We, the Association of TV and Film Producers in Lebanon, have explained to Minister Abdel Samad the problems of the sector as a result ... Read More »
The Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday that 4359 new Coronavirus cases were registered in the country during the past 24 hours with 61 new deaths. LBCI Read More »
“I would hold him, he would fall asleep, and he would wake up every 30 minutes crying,” said Joseph Dunn. His son was diagnosed with MIS-C. Doctors at Rady Children’s Hospital said Monday they’re seeing more kids diagnosed with multisystem inflammatory syndrome or MIS-C. Experts said just as we’ve seen ... Read More »
On December 18, a San Diego emergency room nurse was given a shot of the Covid-19 vaccine. A week later, he tested positive for the virus, CNN affiliate KGTV reported. Stories like this will become more common as millions of Americans are administered the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines over the coming ... Read More »
Caretaker Minister of Information, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, on Tuesday held a virtual meeting via Zoom app, with Public Policy Manager for the Levant at Facebook, Tara Fischbach. Discussions reportedly focused on the possibilities of cooperation between the Ministry of Information and Facebook in the media and awareness ... Read More »
The Public Health Ministry announced, on Saturday, that 5872 new Coronavirus cases have been reported, thus bringing the cumulative number of confirmed cases to-date to 249,158. It also indicated that 41 deaths have also been reported during the past 24 hours. Read More »
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