Mohamed Fahmy, the Lebanese Interior Minister in the caretaker government, decided on Friday, to close some villages and towns in the various Lebanese governorates, due to the higher number infection with the coronavirus in those areas
This decision came as the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health announced in its daily report that 1,248 new cases of the coronavirus were recorded during the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of infections to 40,868 Cases.
The ministry indicated that 7 new deaths were recorded during the past 24 hours, so the total number of deaths reached to 174.
Some Lebanese towns refused to comply with the minister of Interior.
The municipality of Ebel Al-Saqi issued a statement to comment on the decision of the Minister of Interior and Municipalities in the caretaker government, Fahmy, who ordered the closure of some villages and towns due to the high number of Coronavirus infections in them and the inclusion of the town on the aforementioned list.
The statement said that conditions in the town are good and the cases that have appeared have cured and the owners have committed themselves.
The municipality affirmed that there is no need for panic and for the town to be closed, according to Fahmy’s directive.
The municipality contacted the Governor of the South in Lebanon, Mansour Daou, and informed him of the details. Likewise, it made quick contact with Fahmy and asked him to delete the name of the town of Ebel Al-Saqi from the list, and they-municipality- are waiting for an answer.
On the other hand, the security forces in Lebanon have announced a "shocking" increase in the number of deaths resulting from infection with the Coronavirus.
They tweeted that the statistics show a significant increase between July and September, as the number reached 25 deaths in July and 201 cases in September. The increase is 704% within two months, and the total number becomes 368 deaths.
The Lebanese authorities stressed that the obligation to adhere to preventive measures remains the only way to confront this pandemic, especially after the hospital’s capacity reached its maximum limit.
Yesterday, Thursday, the Lebanese Presidency denied the news that the President of the Republic, Michel Aoun, had been infected with the Coronavirus.
The Information Office of the Presidency of the Republic said that "the rumors spread by some sources about President Aoun's infection with the Coronavirus are unfounded at all.
The statement stressed that the president is fine and continues his activities and contacts as usual.
The head of the Free Patriotic Movement, former Lebanese Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil, who is Aoun's son-in-law, announced earlier this week that he had contracted the Coronavirus.
Lebanese media reported days before that he was admitted to the "Hotel Dieu" hospital in the capital, Beirut, to receive treatment after a bout of shortness of breath due to symptoms of "Covid-19" infection.
Meanwhile, the Lebanese Ministry of Health announced today the registration of 1248 new cases of coronavirus, as the total number of infections in the country reached 40,868 cases.
The statement of the ministry called on all Lebanese people to adhere to the means of protection and treatment from the Coronavirus and to take the matter seriously.
Furthermore, Health Minister Hamad Hassan said: “It is the duty of the state to protect society with its health security, and society must respond to the instructions of the Ministry of Health and adhere to wearing masks, hygiene, and instructions issued by the government.”
Many official departments were closed at the weekend in Lebanon for sanitization operations after coronavirus was detected among employees.
On his part, north Lebanon’s governor, Ramzi Nohra, said that everyone was supposed to adhere to preventive measures, including wearing face masks, maintaining public hygiene and social distancing, and that authorities were taking “all measures” to protect people, educate them and get them to follow ministry instructions.
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