Fahmi Launches Awareness Campaign over COVID-19
In light of an uptick in Lebanon’s COVID-19 cases, Interior Minister Mohammed Fahmi launched a campaign to raise awareness on preventing the virus spread noting that police will impose “strict” measures to enforce protection, al-Joumhouria daily reported on Monday.
In remarks to the daily, Fahmi said security forces will be required to “advise and guide people ignoring restrictions,” warning them that they could be hit with fines if they do not abide by the protection measures.
The Minister urged media outlets to “raise the level of awareness about the dangers of evading protection measures against coronavirus.”
Fahmi said although fines on people ignoring restrictions are a burden in light of a difficult economic and social crisis, “but it is their duty to feel national responsibility to protect themselves and others.”
He said “neither the State nor the society are capable of bearing the consequences on the medical sector and Lebanese economy if this virus spirals out of control.”
Lebanon recorded 84 new cases of coronavirus raising the total number to 2856, 1515 recoveries and 40 deaths since February 1 when the first COVID-19 case was detected.
Source: Naharnet
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