The Ministry of Public Health announced, in a statement on Saturday, that “twenty-one new laboratory-confirmed cases infected with the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) have been registered, including the cases diagnosed at the Rafic Hariri Governmental Hospital, and those reported from other university hospitals accredited by the Ministry.” “The total number of confirmed ...

Factions step up offensives while international actors distracted by coronavirus pandemic   Libyan armed factions have defied a UN call for a “global ceasefire” by escalating fighting across the country, with forces loyal to eastern warlord Gen Khalifa Haftar claiming to have gained control of a string of towns in ...

After signing a sweeping $2 trillion coronavirus spending package into law, President Trump issued an order that permits the Pentagon to bring former troops back to active duty to augment forces already involved in the military’s response to the pandemic. It comes as the United States has become the epicenter ...

Prime Minister Dr. Hassan Diab on Friday visited the Rafik Hariri University Hospital, where he thanked the Hospital’s medical, nursing, and administrative staff for the relentless efforts and sacrifices they are offering to treat patients. In his delivered word, Premier Diab said: “I wanted to visit the Rafik Hariri University Hospital to ...

Minister of Information, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, met Friday at her office in the Ministry with a delegation including World Health Organization’s Representative to Lebanon, Dr. Iman Shankiti,  and UNICEF Representative in Lebanon, Yukie Mokuo, accompanied by UNICEF Communication Officer. Means of cooperation in media campaigns in the fight ...

Stay aware of the latest information on the COVID-19 outbreak, available on the WHO website and through your national and local public health authority. Most people who become infected experience mild illness and recover, but it can be more severe for others. Take care of your health and protect others ...

Speaker of the Parliament, Nabih Berri, called on the government to hold an “exceptional session at the soonest possible, in order to reconsider the issue of Lebanese expatriates who face the threat of a pandemic in their countries of residence all over the world, some of which lacking hospitals and ...

Iran’s death toll from the coronavirus pandemic rose to 2,378 on Friday, with 144 people dying in the past 24 hours, Health Ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said. The total number of confirmed cases of the disease increased by 2,926 to 32,332, he told state TV, adding that 2,893 of the ...

With the announcement of the total of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Lebanon on Friday, March 27th, the Ministry of Public Health confirmed 1 new death related to the disease. The daily coronavirus report released by the Health Ministry said the deceased was suffering from chronic diseases before his death at ...

UK prime minister and health secretary say they have mild symptoms and will continue to lead Covid-19 response Boris Johnson and health secretary Matt Hancock have both tested positive for coronavirus and will have to work leading the government’s efforts to tackle the pandemic in isolation. After the prime minister, ...