Five new swine flu patients raise number of cases in Lebanon to 35
BEIRUT: The number of diagnosed cases in Lebanon of A(H1N1), otherwise known as swine flu, has risen to 35 after the discovery of five new cases, the Health Ministry said Friday.
Archive for the 'Lebanon' Category
Number of swine flu infections rises to 30 after 5 new cases
BEIRUT: The number of diagnosed cases in Lebanon of A(H1N1), otherwise known as swine flu, has risen to 30 after the discovery of five new cases, the Health Ministry said Wednesday.
Five new swine flu cases boost number of infections to 25
BEIRUT: The number of diagnosed cases in Lebanon of the A(H1N1) virus, otherwise known as swine flu, has risen to 25, the Health Ministry said on Monday. “Since its last survey three days ago five new cases of swine flu have been identified in Lebanon,” read a statement from the ministry.
Number of swine flu infections in Lebanon hits 20
BEIRUT: The number of diagnosed cases in Lebanon of the A(H1N1) virus, otherwise known as swine flu, has risen to 20 and will likely increase further, the Health Ministry said on Friday.
Two new H1N1 reports bring number of cases in Lebanon to 10
BEIRUT: Lebanon’s Health Ministry announced Tuesday the discovery of two new cases of the deadly H1N1 virus, otherwise known as swine flu, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 10. The patients were described as a 27-year-old man arriving from Australia and a 32-year-old woman from Canada who arrived at Beirut’s [...]
Syria and Iraq announce plans to establish joint industrial zone
BEIRUT: Syria and Iraq announced plans to boost bilateral cooperation in the industrial, petrochemical and medical sectors through the establishment of new industrial zones on the common borders between the two countries, according to Syrian officials. The Joint Ministerial Syrian-Iraqi Committee which held its first meeting in Damascus Wednesday discussed plans for the establishment of [...]
Lebanon confirms three swine flu cases
BEIRUT, May 30, 2009 (AFP) - Three cases of swine flu have been diagnosed in Lebanon, the first in the country, Health Minister Mohammad Jawad Khalifeh announced on Saturday.
No butts about it, Lebanon’s a smoker’s paradise
BEIRUT, May 29, 2009 (AFP) - Want to indulge in a guilt-free tobacco experience? Then head to Lebanon, a smoker’s paradise where you can work, dine and have your hair styled in a cloud of smoke.
Consumer group seeks new rules on generic drugs in Lebanon
BEIRUT: The introduction of generic drugs in the Lebanese pharmaceutical market is of a great importance because medicines will then be accessible to all citizens at much lower prices, said Zouhair Berro, head of the Lebanese Consumers Association, in a press conference on Monday at the association’s headquarters in Beirut.
UNRWA opens health center near Nahr al-Bared
BEIRUT: The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) inaugurated Tuesday a US-funded Health Center in an adjacent area to the northern Nahr al-Bared Palestinian refugee camp in the presence of US Ambassador Michele Sison, the chairman of the Lebanese Palestinian-Dialogue Committee, Ambassador Khalil Makkawi, and the director [...]