Posted By
Fred
Mar 22, 2020 01:40
The image has been shared widely around Europe, in France, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands in particular. People stepping out on their balconies and saluting the medical staff working at hospitals, at around 8PM every night since Tuesday. Videos of citizens applauding the hospital workers went viral, just like the ones we had during the thawra times in Lebanon, portraying people knocking on kitchen utensils every night. The call has been replicated here, and people…
Posted By
Najib
Mar 19, 2020 08:50
The Lebanese Information Ministry has launched officially today a website dedicated to the covid19 crisis, where the latest stats regarding the outbreak. The aim, as mentioned by the minister, is to have one official source for all covid19-related news and combat the rumors and fake news circulating. That's a good step as long as they're updating it on a daily basis and giving as much info as possible on new cases and measures being taken.…
Posted By
Najib
Mar 18, 2020 04:41
According to the chart published today by the AUB Global Health Institute, Lebanon is relatively doing much better than other countries, such as Switzerland, Netherlands, Norway, Denmark, Austria, Greece and Bahrain, in containing #COVID19 till now. The chart compares the number of reported cases in each country and shows a slower trend for Lebanon, which is encouraging but a bit misleading for three reasons: - The study does not take into account the population in…
Posted By
Najib
Mar 17, 2020 05:00
My wife & I are usually very strict about screen time, allowing the boys barely an hour per day even on weekends, but with schools and daycare closing because of the new coronavirus and parents being forced to work remotely, more screen time is inevitable. I'm not very familiar with all the kid-friendly channels out there, but I've discovered over the past two years few YouTube channels & shows that we, as parents, enjoyed watching…
Critiques
5 years ago
The Association of Banks in Lebanon went against the government’s decision and decided to close all banks until the 29th of March in light of the COVID19 crisis. The decision was taken according to ABL ...
Critiques
5 years ago
As the number of coronavirus cases surpassed 100 today, Lebanese have opted to stay home and leave the streets deserted. In the mean time, the government is expected to declare a national emergency today as ...
Critiques
5 years ago
A video was circulating earlier today showing a brawl on the Mea flight coming from Riyadh. First rumors spread that some passengers were removing their masks and jokingly coughing at others but that’s not true. ...
Health
5 years ago
The Chinese Ambassador to Lebanon tweeted earlier today pictures of two human temperature measuring equipments donated by Zhejiang Dahua Technology Co., Ltd and deployed at the airport. This will help the authorities measure temperatures without ...
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