Coronavirus transmission is not black and white — some activities are riskier than others, while some should cause little worry. As states start to reopen parts of their economies and people tire of an all-out quarantine, the risk level of various activities should be considered to make decisions about what’s ...

The staff of State-run TV “Tele Liban” underwent PCR examination this Wednesday, at the initiative of Minister of Information Manal Abdel Samad, in coordination with the ministries of Public Health and Social Affairs. NNA

Google and Facebook have told employees to prepare to work from home through the end of the year, according to recent reports. Facebook plans to open their offices by July 6 but will give employees the option to continue working from home at least until 2021, CNBC first reported, while ...

Minister of Information, Manal Abdel Samad, said Friday that the government’s freshly-approved economic plan was neither sacred nor conclusive, adding that it can be adjusted if need be. “We can make changes when necessary, as per certain procedures,” Abdel Samad told Télé Liban channel. As to the state-run television’s appointments, ...

The World Health Organization warned world leaders Wednesday that there can be “no going back to business as usual” following the coronavirus pandemic, which has upended economies and wreaked havoc on nearly every country across the globe. “This virus likes to find opportunities to spread and if these lockdown measures are ...

The coronavirus pandemic is likely to last between 18 and 24 months, scientists from the University of Minnesota have predicted. In a report published Thursday, researchers from the university’s Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) stressed that Covid-19 was more contagious than the flu and was likely to ...

Council of Ministers Decision No.1 dated 24 Apr. 2020: Extending General Mobilization Period for 2 weeks to counter the spread of Coronavirus, and The Sectors Plan for Re-Opening Lebanon according to a Risk Assessment   To review the decree and full plan, click on link below: COM Decision 1 date 24 Apr 2020

While most countries are working on ways to contain the coronavirus, New Zealand has set itself a much more ambitious goal: eliminating it altogether. Experts believe the country could pull it off. The virus “doesn’t have superpowers,” said Helen Petousis-Harris, a vaccine expert at the University of Auckland. “Once transmission ...

Minister of Public Health, Hamad Hassan, held a meeting in his office today with the representative of the World Health Organization in Lebanon, Iman al-Shankiti, which was also attended by the Ministry’s Director General, Walid Ammar, where talks centered on the coordination between the Health Ministry and the WHO, and ...

Public Health Minister, Hamad Hassan, disclosed Saturday that the test results are good today, noting that out of 1050 examinations conducted, only 5 came out positive. “We are proceeding according to the plan that was very carefully developed, provided that there is no excessive optimism, because we are committed to ...