Lebanese health minister warns of 2-day lockdown if coronavirus ‘results remain high’

Lebanese health minister warns of 2-day lockdown if coronavirus ‘results remain high’

DUBAI: Lebanon's Minister of Public Health, Hamad Hassan, said he would convince the government to "close the country for 48 hours" if the number of new COVID-19 infections remain high.. The statement comes as Lebanon gradually eases restrictions on public movement that were brought into force when the coronavirus broke out, state-run National News Agency has reported.. LIVE: Easing of coronavirus lockdowns continues, amid fears second wave could be coming /node/1672531/middle-east. Over in the Middle East, there are fears Iran may have lifted its coronavirus controls so soon after a new spike in infections was reported.. 05:19 - China's National Health Commission reported 14 new confirmed coronavirus cases on May 9, the highest number since April 28, including the first for more than a month in the city of Wuhan where the outbreak was first detected late last year.. 02:37 - Brazil, the hardest-hit Latin American country in the coronavirus pandemic, has surpassed 10,000 deaths, according to figures released Saturday by the Ministry of Health..