Lebanon begins new lockdown after coronavirus hits daily record

  • Date: 07-Jan-2021
  • Source: Gulf Today
  • Sector:Healthcare
  • Country:Lebanon
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Lebanon begins new lockdown after coronavirus hits daily record

People pass in front the emergency entrance of the government-run Rafik Hariri University Hospital in Beirut. File/AP





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Lebanon has begun a 25-day nationwide lockdown after health ministry confirmed a new daily record of 4,166 coronavirus infections on Wednesday.



According to health ministry figures, since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, Lebanon has recorded nearly 200,000 cases including 1,537 deaths.  A total of 21 people died on Wednesday.



To limit the spread of the coronavirus Lebanon has gone to its third lockdown as virus hits a new record in the Mediterranean nation and patients overwhelm the health care sector.

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