Report: Lebanon Enters ‘Critical Stage’ as COVID-19 Cases Surge
Lebanon awaits the decision of the ministerial committee concerned with following up on the coronavirus file, with the country ending 2020 and setting a record of more than 3,000 daily cases for the first time since the outbreak of the virus in February 21, media reports said Saturday.
The Prime Minister’s Public Health Adviser, Petra Khoury, said the number of coronavirus cases will “surpass all expectations,” necessitating “quick and drastic” decisions in 2021 to control the spread and face the challenges.
Khoury said Lebanon is on the verge of a difficult phase in January and February, pointing to a significant shortage of ICU hospital beds for coronavirus patients.
She said the “problem is very complex and Lebanon needs a change in the behavior of citizens,” explaining “the cruelty of the stage during the onset of winter season where people gather in indoor spaces, in addition to the start of the flu season.”
Authorities are expected to impose a new total lockdown in Lebanon after registering a record high of coronavirus cases after the Christmas and New Year Eve festivities.
Lebanon recorded 2,385 new cases on Friday and 11 deaths.
Caretaker Prime Minister Hassan Diab had earlier said that Lebanon tends to go for a lockdown after the holidays if the cases continue to rise.
The total number of coronavirus cases in Lebanon reached 181,500, and 1400 deaths since the first cases was detected in February.
02 January 2021, 12:57
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Israel leads the world in the percentage of people vaccinated. And Lebanon.......oops I forgot, the vaccine will only arrive in February.
Why can that be? Perhaps it's because the Israeli leadership cares for the welfare of the population whereas the Lebanese couldn't give a damn.
02 January 2021, 23:11
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Why were ethiopian jews who are israeli citizens not allowed to donate blood to white jews in the zionist state of israel? Why are there thousands of homeless people in "israel" if the israeli leadership of sociopaths and terrorists care about its people? Don't confuse wanting to avoid a catastrophy that can take away power from the devil netanyahu as care. Yes our leaders may not care but don't try to make your leaders seem like humble humanitarian leaders. Your leaders have the blood of children on their hands. They jail kids so your hasbara is pathetic
03 January 2021, 13:10
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I have 2 neighbors, the one on the left takes his children twice a year on vacation ( winter to Crans-Montana, summer to Ibiza) , the one on the right only once to a modest camping in the neighborhood . It will be very naive to conclude that the one on the left cares more for his children
