Lebanon is preparing to partially open after two-week closure



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The Lebanese president said at the time that "The situation resulting from the outbreak of the Crown epidemic has become very dangerous, and measures must be taken to help contain it and mitigate its repercussions, so that health institutions can play their role in caring for the injured."According to the National Information Agency.

The daily death toll increased, especially after the terrible explosion in the port of Beirut, which killed more than 200 people and injured thousands, and contributed to the disruption of the already fragile health sector.

Officials fear the collapse of the health system in the country, especially with the registration of more than 1,500 injuries among medical personnel, and its inability to receive new patients amid the continued high number of injuries and the filling of intensive care beds. .

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The special committee on the emerging coronavirus crisis is expected to meet on Sunday in preparation to announce a partial and gradual opening of the country.

Our correspondent indicated that the number of injuries and deaths during the closure period did not decrease, but the health system was partly able to improve its capacities and increase the number of beds dedicated to the care of critical patients.

Lebanon’s Supreme Defense Council, headed by President Michel Aoun, announced a general shutdown on November 10, starting on November 14, for a period of two weeks, in an attempt to curb the Corona epidemic.

The Lebanese president said at the time that “the situation derived from the outbreak of the Crown epidemic has become very dangerous and measures must be taken to help contain it and mitigate its repercussions, so that health institutions can play their role in treating the wounded, “according to the National Information Agency.

The daily death toll increased, especially after the terrible explosion in the port of Beirut, which killed more than 200 people and injured thousands, and contributed to the disruption of the already fragile health sector.

Officials fear the collapse of the health system in the country, especially with the registration of more than 1,500 injuries among medical personnel, and its inability to receive new patients amid the continued high number of injuries and the filling of intensive care beds .



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