4 New Virus Cases as Abu Sharaf, Doumit Warn over Gatherings

Lebanon recorded four more COVID-19 coronavirus cases on Wednesday, which raises the country's total to 721, the Health Ministry said.

The Ministry said one of the four infected individuals is one of the Lebanese expats who returned to the country in recent weeks.

The head of the Order of Lebanese Physicians Sharaf Abu Sharaf and the head of the nurses union Mirna Doumit meanwhile held a joint press conference in which they warned over the coronavirus threat emanating from the return of street protests in recent days.

“With the beginning of the phase of resuming normal and routine life, we stress that the implementation of the precautionary measures must continue, because non-commitment represents a risk, threatens a new coronavirus outbreak and undermines the plan that has been adopted to preserve the health of citizens,” Abu Sharaf cautioned.

“We don't have the ability to resist the pandemic should it return and spread rapidly and in large numbers. That's why we urge everyone to avoid gathering and close human contact. We support freedom of expression on the condition that it does not subject us to health risks and we are hereby speaking scientifically and not politically,” Abu Sharaf added.

Doumit for her part urged the Lebanese to show awareness and to “wear masks and gloves and maintain safe distances.”

“Should the coronavirus pandemic return in large numbers, we won't be able to save your lives... We ask you to cooperate,” she urged.