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Lebanon needs two-week lockdown after COVID-19 spike, health minister says

Lebanese Health Minister Hamad Hassan speaks during a press conference at the ministry in the capital Beirut on February 21, 2020. (File/AFP)
Lebanese Health Minister Hamad Hassan speaks during a press conference at the ministry in the capital Beirut on February 21, 2020. (File/AFP)
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17 Aug 2020 03:08:08 GMT9
17 Aug 2020 03:08:08 GMT9
  • Lebanon registered a record 439 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours on Sunday

BEIRUT: Lebanon should be locked down for two weeks after a spike in COVID-19 infections, the caretaker government’s health minister was quoted as saying on Monday.

“We declare today a state of general alert and we need a brave decision to close (the country) for two weeks,” Hamad Hassan told Voice of Lebanon radio.

Lebanon registered a record 439 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours on Sunday.

Reuters

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