Lebanon seeks extra medical supplies amid lockdown anger

  • Date: 19-Mar-2020
  • Source: Middle East Monitor
  • Sector:Economy
  • Country:Lebanon
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Lebanon seeks extra medical supplies amid lockdown anger

Lebanon's Foreign Minister Nassif Hitti has said he is requesting additional medical assistance from various countries and international organisations to help combat the spread of coronavirus.. China has also donated two PCR testing kits to Beirut's Airport, which has since been forced to close as part of a national lockdown to combat the spread of coronavirus.. Information Minister Manal Abdul Samad said that "PM Hassan Diab stressed that the government is performing its duties as to protecting the Lebanese and is working to limit the spread of coronavirus"..