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Maya Diab Voices Grief over Harsh Situation in Lebanon Due to COVID-19


Tue 12 Jan 2021 | 10:26 PM
Rana Atef

On Tuesday, Lebanese singer and actress Maya Diab posted sorrowful tweets about the tragic lockdown that the Lebanese government imposed due to the unstoppable outbreak of Covid-19.

Diab described, "Lebanon is suffering, dying, and breathing its last breaths," adding "We are lost, we lost our beloved due to the pandemic."

https://twitter.com/mayadiab/status/1348945560942874624

Moreover, she expressed her feelings of sorrow as a lot of people fill victims of this disease while others are still suffering from fighting it.

"I can't hold on to hearing the news of one of our beloved's departure," she continued in another tweet.

The singer touched upon the poor capacity of the hospital and the shortage of beds in the hospitals.

https://twitter.com/mayadiab/status/1348949551080742914

Diab released a new music video called "Doub" a few days ago that gained more than a million views.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRWnfS_8Ou0&feature=youtu.be

Lebanon declared, on Monday, a state of health emergency after registering record numbers of new infections with the novel Coronavirus during the last week, deciding, at the same time, to impose more strict measures with regard to the general lockdown.

In recent days, officials and doctors have reported that major hospitals have exceeded their capacity. During the past few days, infected people have had to wait for long hours in emergency departments before they could be provided with beds. Hospitals treated arriving patients in their cars, due to overcrowding in emergency rooms and departments designated for the pandemic cases.