Health Minister Hamad Hasan noted on Wednesday that home quarantine is inevitable in order to stop the spread of coronavirus, adding that the government could consider a lockdown extension. In a statement he made after the introduction of coronavirus PCR examination device to the Baalbek Governmental Hospital, he assured that ... Read More »
Minister of Information, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, said in the wake of the Cabinet session held this Tuesday at the Grand Serail, that Prime Minister Dr Hassan Diab has stressed that it is the duty of the state to help people and that social solidarity among the Lebanese is ... Read More »
Minister of Information, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, on Tuesday confirmed that the Lebanese government was exerting relentless efforts to combat the novel Coronavirus and limit its spread across the nation. She affirmed that the state was handling the matter with absolute transparency by means of announcing virus updates and ... Read More »
Prime Minister Hassan Diab chaired on Tuesday the first meeting of the Inter-ministerial Committee for Social Affairs, in the presence of Ministers of Defense Zeina Akar, Foreign Affairs Nassif Hitti, Interior Mohammad Fahmi, Social Affairs Ramzi Musharrafieh, Economy Raoul Nehme, Finance Ghazi Wazni, Agriculture Abbas Mortada, Information Manal Abdel Samad, ... Read More »
Speaker Nabih Berri said he deliberated with Prime Minister Hassan Diab the need to declare a state of emergency over coronavirus fears which has become a necessity in light of an increase in the number of people infected with the virus, al-Joumhouria daily reported on Tuesday. Berri said that Diab ... Read More »
The Health Ministry said in its daily report on the number of people infected with the new coronavirus epidemic that the new tally registered a total of 304 cases. The Ministry said 37 new laboratory-confirmed cases had been recorded. “Until March 24, 2020, the number of laboratory-confirmed (Covid-19) cases in ... Read More »
The Finance Ministry announced on Monday that Lebanon is going to “suspend” payments on all its Eurobond in foreign currency after defaulting on its $1.2 billion March 9 debt to safeguard dwindling foreign currency reserves. The Ministry said in an English-language statement released today: “On March 7, 2020, Lebanon announced ... Read More »
Banque du Liban on Monday called on Lebanon’s banks and financial institutions to grant extraordinary Lebanese lira or US dollar loans to clients already benefitting from loans granted in the past, in light of the new economic strains inflicted by the coronavirus crisis. The central bank said the new loans ... Read More »
The National Operation Room for Disaster Management revealed in its daily COVID-19 report that 11 new coronavirus cases have been recorded in Lebanon. On Monday afternoon, March 23rd, the Operation Room released its 5th COVID-19 report. This report came a few hours after that of the Ministry of Public Health. ... Read More »
Minister of Information, Manal Abdel Samad, requested in a tweet on Monday, the production of a video where sign language would be used to raise awareness about the novel coronavirus, in support for people with special needs. “Within the framework of our continuous endeavor to disseminate correct information, and in ... Read More »
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