Aoun Urges Lebanese to Help Curb Virus Spread through Abidance

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President Michel Aoun urged the Lebanese on Tuesday to abide by the upcoming lockdown directions to curb the spread of coronavirus cases in Lebanon.

“In order to contain the spread of the virus, Lebanese citizens must abide by the measures that will be taken, abide by the prevention methods, and cooperate with the competent authorities because the situation has become very dangerous,” said Aoun during the Higher Defense Council meeting at Baabda Palace.

Aoun said a decision to lockdown the country for two weeks starting Saturday “is going to be at the national level, taking into account some sectors, factories and hospitals to be able to carry out the responsibilities entrusted to them.”

The Higher Defense Council met under Aoun at Baabda, to tackle the latest developments in Lebanon in light of an uncontrollable spread of coronavirus cases.

Amid a sharp increase in coronavirus cases in Lebanon, the country is weighing a total 15-day nationwide lockdown starting Saturday in an effort to stem the surge in coronavirus cases.

The country of six million people has recorded 95,355 cases of Covid-19 including 732 deaths since February. Around a third of the population are Syrian or Palestinian refugees, many living in overcrowded camps.

A first country-wide lockdown imposed in March was effective in stemming the spread of the virus, and restrictions were gradually lifted as summer beckoned people outdoors.

SourceNaharnet
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