The Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago (CIOGC) hosted its 30th anniversary Annual Dinner on Saturday, Nov. 19, at Hyatt Regency O Hare Chicago, Illinois.
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Inside an emergency room at Rafik Hariri Hospital on Nov. 17, a medic wearing full protective gear checks a woman who might have the coronavirus. Beirut hospitals are reaching maximum capacity amid an influx of coronavirus patients. Marwan Naamani/picture alliance via Getty Images
A surge in coronavirus cases is overwhelming hospitals across Lebanon, leading doctors to tell families to care for sick loved ones at home because there s no more space in the wards.
Jean Nakhoul, an executive producer for Lebanon s MTV channel, says his family has been calling around the country and finding no medical treatment for his 83-year-old grandmother who is sick with COVID-19.
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A Lebanese singer was criticised for hosting a New Year’s Eve concert called the biggest party in Beirut, while ignoring pleas from experts to avoid large public gatherings.
A new wave of Covid-19 infections is crippling the country’s hospitals.
Video of Assi El Hallani serenading hundreds of partygoers during a glitzy event at the Hilton hotel in Beirut showed little sign of social distancing or mask wearing.
El Hallani, a household name in Beirut, was joined by two other performers for the concert, singers Melhem Zein and Nader Al Atat.
Facing criticism online, El Hallani implied jealousy was behind the criticism of his actions.