Lebanon is in a phase of strong proliferation … and the results of the measures will be produced in a few weeks!

It was stated in the online newspaper “al-Anbaa”:

With the Corona counter rising and after the Interior Minister, Muhammad Fahmy, approved the third plan to close the affected towns and villages, which was represented by 79 villages maintaining the strict measures, the head of the department of bacterial diseases of the Hospital University Rafic Hariri, Professor Pierre Abi Hanna, indicated through “Alanba” that the practical results of the measures taken by the Ministries of Health and Interior to partially close for a week only for more than 200 municipalities so far, “its effectiveness It will not appear for several weeks, and to know the scope of the commitment of the residents of these towns covered by the closure decision with the necessary preventive measures. “

He said: “The problem is that the areas overlap each other, so what is happening makes it difficult to implement the required preventive measures. Rather, it increases the risk of injury even more, especially if there is no actual sterilization for those who enter. and they leave these towns. “

Regarding the situation in Corona in general, Abi Hanna pointed out that “we are still in the stage of strong proliferation, since the number of cases is very high and hospitals are under great pressure and cannot absorb more,” describing the situation as “delicate and sensitive”, saying: “There is no solution but full commitment.” When wearing the muzzle, physical distancing, not gathering and stopping all social events, especially in closed places, and the injured person must isolate himself in his own place because the lack of adherence to isolation generates a great problem.

Abi Hanna suggested, “Assigning television programs to educate citizens on a daily basis to host a health official who provides a summary of the Corona numbers and how the infection is transmitted from one person to another, as this process can help create more awareness among people and push them to adhere to preventive measures from their words to mouth, otherwise we will stay. ” We are seeing more victims. “