Beirut, Lebanon is struggling with major shortages of medical supplies and fuel, leaving motorists queuing for hours at gas stations across the country, amid a deepening economic crisis, the Deutsche Presse Agentur (DPA) reported. Lebanon’s streets wer…
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UAE dispatches shipment of COVID-19 vaccines to Belarus
The UAE – through its humanitarian arm, the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) – on Tuesday sent a plane carrying 11,000 doses of a COVID-19 vaccine to the Republic of Belarus in a bid to support its efforts in combating the pandemic.The medical aid shipment …
UAE sends 960 tonnes of urgent food, medical supplies to Gaza Strip
The UAE, through its humanitarian arm, the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), sent today 960 tonnes of urgent medical and food items to alleviate the humanitarian repercussions for about 20,000 families in the Gaza Strip.Implementing the directives of the Em…
Regional COVID-19 vaccination site for Chinese nationals launched in Dubai
The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Chinese Embassy in UAE have jointly announced the official launch of a regional vaccination site in Dubai. The launch follows a meeting in the UAE in March between H.H. Sheikh A…
SCH President urges full commitment to health protocols
Supreme Council for Health (SCH) President, Head of the National Medical Taskforce for Combating COVID-19, Lieutenant-General Dr. Shaikh Mohammed bin Abdulla Al Khalifa paid an inspection visit, today, to Salmaniya Medical Complex (SMC) and a number of…
Health Ministry shuts five restaurants for one week
The Ministry of Health of Health has shut down five restaurants for one week for violating the mandatory precautionary measures for combating the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The Public Health Directorate also took measures aagainst 53 others which we…