Lebanon’s Health Minister Says Coordinating with Central Bank to Support Hospitals in Face of Pandemic
The caretaker minister of public health, Dr. Hamad Hasan, met on Friday President Michel Aoun at Baabda Palace, updating him on the latest developments of the coronavirus outbreak.
After the meeting, Dr. Hasan said that he was coordinating with the Central Bank the issue of providing the financial support to the private hospitals amid the economic crisis in face of the pandemic.
The health minister added that the sharp increase of the coronavirus cases in Lebanon is alarming, noting that the total lockdown must be mulled well before approving it.
Lebanon recorded Thursday 2089 coronavirus cases with seven related deaths.
The secretary-general of Lebanon’s resistance movement of Hezbollah says the Israeli regime's "life is reaching its end", stressing that even normalization deals will fail to protect the occupying regime.
Bahrainis have rallied for the 20th night to reiterate their call for an immediate and unconditional release of political inmates amid concerns over the alarming situation of the country’s prisons in light of the coronavirus outbreak.
Iranian President Hasan Rouhani said sanctions imposed against the Islamic Republic have prevented the foreign parties from honoring their commitments to provide the coronavirus vaccine for Tehran.
Iranian Parliament Speaker’s Special Aide for International Affairs said that the United States, Saudi Arabia and France are pursuing a policy to weaken Resistance in Lebanon.
