An Internal Security Forces member who hails from the eastern border town of al-Qaa has tested positive for coronavirus, the town’s municipality said on Wednesday.

“ISF First Adjutant A.D., who hails from al-Qaa, has tested positive for coronavirus,” the municipality said in a statement.

A woman who died Wednesday shortly after arriving at the coronavirus emergency section of the Rafik Hariri University Hospital was not suffering from pneumonia and the result of her coronavirus test will be released on Thursday, RHUH said.

“She was suffering from breathlessness and she died after suffering a severe drop in blood pressure and a heart failure,” the hospital said in a statement, noting that the woman had chronic heart problems according to medical diagnosis.

The press office of Interior Minister Mohammed Fahmi assured in a statement on Wednesday that no coronavirus cases were registered among members of the security forces or in Lebanon's jails.

Lebanon registered its fourth death from coronavirus, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday.

Finance Minister Ghazi Wazni said the cabinet will likely approve the capital control law during its next meeting, with emphasis on protecting the rights of depositors, al-Joumhouria daily reported on Wednesday.

The Cabinet on Tuesday agreed to set up a special fund for donations aimed at confronting coronavirus, as Prime Minister Hassan Diab said the outcome of the preventative measures has been good.

“Crises cells will be created by municipalities and municipal unions to cater to people’s needs and the Economy Ministry will monitor prices for any hikes and will take the necessary measures,” Information Minister Manal Abdul Samad announced after a Cabinet session.

Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblat on Tuesday criticized the Military Court’s decision to release Lebanese-American national Amer Fakhoury, describing it as a “dose of poison for the Presidency.”

“Amid the peak of the health and economic crises, the dual loyalty devil’s advocate at the center of decision-making finds an edict to release the collaborator Amer Fakhoury,” Jumblat tweeted.

Finance Minister Ghazi Wazni and the Association of Banks on Tuesday agreed to keep some branches of banks open throughout Lebanon’s lockdown over the coronavirus crisis, following a series of statements and counter-statements.

A statement issued by the Finance Ministry said the branches would open as of Wednesday and that an agreement was reached on “organizing work shifts and carrying out the necessary measures to facilitate banking services in order to cater to the needs of the people during these difficult and critical circumstances.”

A Lebanese military judge Tuesday appealed a verdict by the military tribunal that ordered the release of a Lebanese-American held since September on charges of working for the Israeli-backed South Lebanon Army militia two decades ago, state-run National News Agency said.

Judge Ghassan Khoury asked the Military Court of Appeals to strike down an earlier ruling in favor of Amer Fakhoury and issue an arrest warrant against him. He asked that Fakhoury be put on trial again on charges of kidnapping, torturing and detaining Lebanese citizens as well as "killing and attempting to kill others," according to NNA.

Prime Minister Hassan Diab held talks at the Grand Serail on Tuesday with United Nations Resident Coordinator for Humanitarian Affairs in Lebanon Philip Lazarini.