Finance Minister Ghazi Wazni on Monday expressed his rejection of a decision by the Association of Banks in Lebanon to close banks until March 29 over the coronavirus crisis, urging the public prosecution to take “swift action.” Accusing ABL of breaching the government’s instructions on keeping banks open despite the ... Read More »
LBCI sources reported that two patients infected with coronavirus (COVID-19) have just fully recovered in Rafik Hariri University Hospital in Beirut. The two recovered coronavirus patients in Lebanon would now be added to the first recovered patient five days ago, making a total of 3 recovered cases, and 3 (COVID-19) ... Read More »
Lebanon went into lockdown Monday after the government announced a two-week state of “general mobilization” and ordered the closure of public and private institutions as well as the country’s airport and land and sea ports of entry. Traffic was thin across the country and in some cases streets were completely ... Read More »
The Coronavirus that has infected 66 people and killed 3 so far in Lebanon has caused widespread panic across the nation because there are few hospitals that are well-equipped enough to treat patients with the virus and the Rafiq Al-Hariri Hospital suffers from outdated equipment and unpaid employees. This announcement, ... Read More »
Rafik Hariri University Hospital just confirmed 7 new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in its daily coronavirus report. This brings the total number of cases in Lebanon to 73, while that of coronavirus-related deaths remains 3. Hariri Hospital said that, during the past 24 hours, 158 patients were received by its specialized ... Read More »
Lebanon on Monday received a French medical shipment aimed at assisting the country in confronting the COVID-19 coronavirus. Foreign Minister Nassif Hitti and French Embassy Charge d’Affaires Salina Grenet-Catalano attended the handover ceremony at Beirut’s Rafik Hariri International Airport. In a statement, the French Embassy said the shipment was sent ... Read More »
Lebanon’s coronavirus cases rose to 41 on Monday following the confirmation of nine more infections, the state-run Rafik Hariri University Hospital said. In a statement, it said it received 132 individuals at its special coronavirus section of whom 23 were kept in quarantine and the rest were told to observe ... Read More »
Lebanon said Saturday it would default on its Eurobond debt for the first time and seek out restructuring agreements due to a spiralling financial crisis that has hit foreign currency reserves. The country, hit by a severe liquidity crunch and months of anti-establishment protests, was due on Monday to repay ... Read More »
United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jan Kubis said on Sunday that “the honest statement of Prime Minister Hassan Diab about the failure of the previous economic model opens the way out of the crisis.” “I encourage creditors to work with the government to avoid disorderly default following the suspension ... Read More »
The management of Hotel-Dieu de France Hospital in Beirut recorded a coronavirus case and issued the following statement on their official Facebook page, Sunday, March 8th: “We received a patient who, after the necessary medical examination, was confirmed to be infected with the coronavirus.” “The patient was transferred directly from ... Read More »
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