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The Lebanese authorities issued a decision to extend the period of “general mobilization” until the end of March 2021, with the increase in Coronavirus infections, and the escalation of the economic crisis in the country.
This was produced in a statement from the Supreme Defense Council of Lebanon, which includes the country’s top leaders and is chaired by President Michel Aoun, after a session held in the Presidency of the Republic, east of the capital, Beirut.
According to the statement, “the general mobilization period has been extended for a period of 3 months from 1/1/2021 to 03/31/2021, and the necessary sums have been allocated to achieve (provide) the vaccines against Covid 19 (Corona) that have been requested by the Ministry of Health “.
The “general mobilization” includes the closure of prayer centers (mosques and churches), sports centers, popular markets, outdoor and indoor children’s amusement parks, public parks, sidewalks and public beaches, according to a previous statement from the Ministry of Education. Inside.
For the past two weeks, Lebanon has witnessed a complete shutdown, due to the increase in the Corona outbreak, but last Monday, the country gradually reopened.
However, early Thursday, Health Minister in the interim government, Hamad Hassan, warned of the growing number of Corona infections and the lack of sufficient hospital beds.
As of Thursday night, Lebanon had registered 132,776 corona cases, including 1,67 deaths, according to the Health Ministry.
The Crown pandemic and its repercussions have increased the suffering of the country, which is going through the worst economic crisis since the end of the civil war (1975-1990), which caused a financial collapse and a deterioration in the value of the national currency.
For his part, the head of the interim government, Hassan Diab, said that “the prestige of the State is still present and effective, and that the military and security services can be firm in imposing the application of laws and procedures.”
Regarding the Beirut port explosion and its disastrous repercussions, the Supreme Defense Council requested “an extension of the mandate of the Lebanese army, in coordination with the Beirut governorate, to continue with the execution of some (unspecified) tasks within the Beirut port area after the explosion.
The council also decided “to assign the Minister of Finance (Ghazi Wazni) to seek approval of funds worth 150 billion Lebanese pounds (one dollar = approximately 1518 Lebanese pounds) to distribute restoration aid to those affected by the explosion. from the port of Beirut. “
