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More than two weeks ago, the representative of the World Health Organization in Lebanon, Iman Al-Shanqeeti, in a press conference with the Minister of Health, Hamad Hassan, warned that Lebanon did not exceed the danger stage and advised continue the general mobilization for another two weeks. He pointed out that any relief from the mobilization must be carried out deliberately and gradually, while Hamad, for his part, pointed out that there is no “zero injury” and that decisions can be made accordingly, saying that the government will continue the measures “so as not to be exposed to a second wave of pandemic”. Corona “, and to avoid the resumption of the high losses.
In the last two days, the characteristics of the bad scenario have emerged, with 49 injuries registered (13 cases on Saturday and 36 cases yesterday), 34 of which belong to residents and 15 among expatriates.
In principle, the injury meter increase was expected with the return of some 8,500 expatriates since April 5. This increase would have been acceptable if it had been limited to recording injuries among newcomers, which means that the epidemiological curve remains “under control.” However, registering injuries among residents is what sounded the alarm.
According to the Ministry of Health, all new cases between residents are in contact with expatriates who eventually arrived in Lebanon and did not adhere to home quarantine procedures, prompting a curse on social media sites against some of the expats who They were not responsible and “lost the efforts of two and a half months of stone,” knowing that an important part of the responsibility falls on the relevant authorities responsible for monitoring the quarantine, either the Ministry of Health through its delegates or the Ministry of the Interior and Municipalities, instructing the municipalities to strictly implement the procedures.
Apart from this discussion, other factors increase the fear of the continuation of this scenario, the most prominent of which is the evident evasion in the last ten days of the mobilization measures and the meetings that the country witnessed in demonstrations and in a “attack” on markets and shops. In other words, residents, in turn, bear some of the responsibility in the coming days if the meter continues to rise.
In addition, questions arise about the seriousness of monitoring the implementation of the conditions that accompanied the reopening of the country, as well as questions related to the feasibility of the tests carried out in the regions and the criteria on which they were based (in light of the recognition by the Minister that 85% of Lebanese are vulnerable to the epidemic without symptoms). These are all factors that make it imperative not to limit liability to expatriates and to pay attention to the shortcomings surrounding the crisis management mechanism that may be wreaking havoc in the days ahead.
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