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Najib
Mar 15, 2020 04:20
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 they convene at Baabda Palace. Here are few pictures taken in several areas. Credits to Nabil Ismail, Mohamad Najem & AFP. The past time streets were that empty was during the 2006 war. Photo Credits: Mohamad Najem
Posted By
Najib
Mar 15, 2020 03:32
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. What happened was that LBCI was on board and wanted to shoot a short video on the precautions being taken in order to include it in LBCI’s awareness campaign against the virus. LBCI stated on their website that a passenger…
Posted By
Najib
Mar 13, 2020 04:56
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 contact. Even though these temperature screenings are not helping much, as COVID-19 symptoms can take few days to appear, it's still more efficient and safer than having individuals measuring passengers one by one. Here's a video showing how it works.
Posted By
Najib
Mar 13, 2020 03:33
Oil prices are crashing worldwide due to the coronavirus spread and after Saudi Arabia launched an oil price war against Russia. Brent crude futures, the global oil benchmark, were down 22%, last trading at $35.45 per barrel. US oil is trading at $33.15 per barrel, a decline of nearly 20%. What does that mean? Cheaper gas of course but not in Lebanon apparently as the Ministry of Energy and Water decided to set fixed prices…
Critiques
5 years ago
“Cancel Everything: Social distancing is the only way to stop the coronavirus.We must start immediately“. That was the title of one of the coronavirus-related articles on The Atlantic today and it’s hard to disagree with ...
Movies & Television
5 years ago
It’s good to see Hisham host Matteo on his show, especially after he mocked his talent three years ago. As I said back then, I am not an opera fan but one cannot but praise ...
Critiques
5 years ago
The Ministry of Public Health shared its first National Epidemiological Surveillance Program Bulletin on COVID-19 as of March 8th and it contains some insights on the spread of this virus in Lebanon. – 32 cases ...
Health
5 years ago
I’m opening a thread on the Coronavirus spread in Lebanon and I will update it on a daily basis. This will hopefully help keep the blog’s readers up to date with what’s happening, raise awareness ...
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