Interior Minister Mohammed Fahmi on Wednesday allowed mosques and churches to open at 30% capacity during Friday prayers and Sunday mass, he said in a statement.

President Michel Aoun said on Wednesday the rescue plan was not the responsibility of a single group or party in Lebanon, as he urged unity to face the threats against Lebanon's existence.

Economy Minister Raoul Nehme said that volunteers “regardless of their affiliation” are welcome to help the Ministry in monitoring the prices of commodities, al-Joumhouria daily reported on Wednesday.

Six of the Lebanese evacuated Monday from Sierra Leone have tested positive for coronavirus, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday.

Prime Minister Hassan Diab announced Tuesday that his relation with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri “has been and will remain excellent,” a day after he met with him in Ain el-Tineh following tensions.

The government on Tuesday extended the so-called state of general mobilization over coronavirus to May 24, Information Minister Manal Abdul Samad said.

Financial Prosecutor Ali Ibrahim on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against ten oil companies on charges of embezzling public funds and illicit enrichment, the state-run National News Agency said.

Free Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil held talks Tuesday with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri at the Ain el-Tineh palace.

An economic recovery plan recently adopted by the Lebanese government is "an important step forward" to address Lebanon's economic challenges, the International Monetary Fund's chief said.

Kristalina Georgieva's remarks come as tens of thousands of Lebanese have been thrown further into poverty and unemployment amid a lockdown because of coronavirus.

A Lebanese national repatriated two days ago from Guinea tested positive for coronavirus on Tuesday, media reports said.