1.0Lebanon News Gazettehttps://lebanonnewsgazette.comWeb Deskhttps://lebanonnewsgazette.com/author/webdesk/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="mjyZWTGGKA"><a href="https://lebanonnewsgazette.com/health-minister-on-the-new-covid-variant-no-direct-flights-between-lebanon-and-south-africa/">HEALTH MINISTER ON THE NEW COVID VARIANT: NO DIRECT FLIGHTS BETWEEN LEBANON AND SOUTH AFRICA</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://lebanonnewsgazette.com/health-minister-on-the-new-covid-variant-no-direct-flights-between-lebanon-and-south-africa/embed/#?secret=mjyZWTGGKA" width="600" height="338" title="“HEALTH MINISTER ON THE NEW COVID VARIANT: NO DIRECT FLIGHTS BETWEEN LEBANON AND SOUTH AFRICA” — Lebanon News Gazette" data-secret="mjyZWTGGKA" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> Public Health Minister, Dr. Firass Abiad, tweeted Saturday over the new “Omicron” variant, saying: “Concerning the new COVID variant, Omicron, Lebanon has no direct flights from South Africa or neighboring countries. Furthermore, very few passengers arrive from these destinations. All passengers arriving in Lebanon currently undergo PCR testing…Should a travel ban be imposed on passengers … Continue reading ""