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Entrance to the Rafik Hariri University Hospital, the main public hospital where coronavirus is being treated in Lebanon. (The National via EPA / Wael Hamzeh) medical workers / nurses article
هدى الأخضر

Testimonials reveal how COVID-19 haunts Lebanon’s medical workers

Medical workers in Lebanese hospitals treating COVID-19 need a great deal of mental health support during these difficult times.
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Maguie Hamzeh

By disrupting our daily lives, COVID-19 also disrupts our mental health

And for those with pre-existing mental health disorders or certain psychological factors, the novel coronavirus makes things even worse.
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An empty Hamra Street during the COVID-19 lockdown in Lebanon (Photo: Tariq Keblaoui) | Health pandemic in Lebanon
Dima Farran

How much longer can Lebanon pull through an economic and health pandemic?

Similar to catching COVID-19, losing a job because of the ongoing pandemic could cost thousands of people –and their families– their entire lives.
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Beirut Today

Social distancing: It might be necessary, but it isn’t easy

What have you been doing to maintain your mental health during the COVID-19 outbreak? Video: Tariq Keblaoui Narration: Laudy Issa...
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Visual showing some of the repurcussions of the Bisri Dam project. (Photo: Environmental Justice Atlas)
Lynn Sheikh Moussa

Bisri Dam project to resume, says cabinet during lockdown

Activists say the Bisri Dam will lead to an "environmental genocide" and fear further mismanagement of Lebanon's water resources.
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Beirut Today

Quarantunes: The local, alternative songs we’re listening to right now

Nothing’s easy about being stuck in quarantine, but these local (well, sometimes regional) tunes might help you unwind in these difficult COVID-19 times. Don’t forget to support your local artists, they’re certainly worth the listen. Playlist curated by Firas El Khoury...
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The historic Saint-Michel Hospital of Amchit, which has been turned into a quarantine space for people who test positive for COVID-19 but do not require medical intervention. (Photo: Garo Kahwajian & Chadi Fares Karam)
Andre Mahfouz

COVID-19: Amchit initiative alleviates logistical catastrophe for hospitals

The bold program in Amchit is setting the standard for others to follow.
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A dog wears a mask over its mouth on a street in Beijing on February 13, 2020. Pets article on Animals Lebanon
Lynn Sheikh Moussa

COVID-19: Pets ditched on Beirut streets, animal welfare groups swamped

On misinformation and the economic hardships of both pet owners and animal welfare groups in Lebanon.
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Two intensive care professionals comfort each other in the ICU of a hospital in Cremona, Italy , on Friday, March 13, 2020. (Photo: Paolo Miranda / NBC News) - Italian doctors article
Antonia Williams

Italy calls for new wave of doctors in fight against coronavirus

Could Italy's problems also arise in Lebanese hospitals?
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Scientist Xinhua Yan works at Moderna in Cambridge, on Feb. 28, 2020. (David L. Ryan / Boston Globe via Getty Images) cure / medicine article
هدى الأخضر

The latest trials in search of a cure for COVID-19

The only protective measure against the virus is a vaccine, which has yet to be developed and cannot be given until it meets WHO’s criteria.
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Syrian refugees in a building under construction they have been using as a shelter in the city of Saida, March 2020. There are rising fears that refugee communities are at an increased risk of getting COVID-19. (AP / Al Arabiya)
Thalia Arawi

Forgetting “refugees” during COVID-19

COVID-19 has brought to the surface social inequalities for which “refugees” and the less advantaged are not morally responsible.
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A man wears a protective mask as he walks past the coronavirus emergency department at the Rafic Hariri government hospital in Beirut, March 10, 2020. (Mohamed Azakir / Reuters / L'Orient Le Jour)
Natali Farran

How to protect your mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic

And a list of reliable resources for all kinds of support and information on coronavirus.
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