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Lebanon National Operations Room Daily Report on COVID-19

Friday, February 19, 2021 Report #338 Time Published: 09:00 PM

New in the report: The recommendations of the Coronavirus Preventive Measures and Procedures Follow-up Committee, which was issued on 02/19 /2021

Occupancy rate of COVID-19 Beds and Availability

For daily information on all the details of the beds distribution availability for Covid-19 patients among all governorates and according to hospitals, kindly check the dashboard link: Computer:https:/bit.ly/DRM-HospitalsOccupancy-PCPhone:https:/bit.ly/DRM-HospitalsOccupancy-Mobile

Ref: Ministry of public health

Distribution by Villages 135 Baabda 370 Maten 121 Chouf 91 Keserwan 154 Aley 100 Ain Mraisseh 4 Chiyah 18 Borj Hammoud 6 Damour 1 Jounieh Sarba 8 El Aamroussiyeh 8 Aub 1 Jnah 12 Sinn Fil 5 Naameh 3 Jounieh Kaslik 2 Hay Es Sellom 34 Ras Beyrouth 3 Ouzaai 10 Jdaidet Matn 4 Haret En Naameh 1 Zouk Mkayel 9 Ghadir Choueifat 1 Qreitem 3 Bir Hassan 11 Baouchriyeh 3 Chhim 14 Jounieh Ghadir 5 Khaldeh 12 Raoucheh 1 Madinh Riyadiyeh 2 Daoura 1 Mazboud 1 Mosbeh 8 El Oumara 15 Hamra 10 Mahatet Sfair 1 Raoda Baochryeh 2 Dalhoun 1 Adonis 1 Deir Qoubel 3 Ain Tineh 1 Ghbayreh 47 Sad Baouchriyeh 3 Daraiya 3 Haret Sakhr 4 Aaramoun 7 Msaitbeh 3 Ain Roummaneh 7 Sabtiyeh 4 Ketermaya 3 Sahel Aalma 2 Bchamoun 5 Mar Elias 8 Furn Chebbak 3 Dekouaneh 16 Aanout 1 Kfar Yassine 3 Ain Aanoub 2 Tallet Khayat 3 Tahouitet Nahr 2 Tall Zaatar 1 Barja 14 Tabarja 3 Blaybel 1 Zarif 2 Haret Hreik 72 Antelias 9 Dibbiyeh 1 Adma Oua Dafneh 5 Aaley 6 Mazraa 3 Laylakeh 22 Jall Dib 5 Jiyeh 6 Safra 9 Aaytat 2 Borj Abou Haidar 11 Borj Brajneh 75 Naqqach 2 Jadra 1 Bouar 6 Kfar Aammay 1 Basta Faouqa 5 Mreijeh 14 Zalqa 2 Ouadi Ez Zayni 2 Aaqaybeh 1 Aabey 1 Malaab Baladi 1 Tahouitat Ghadir 8 Dbayeh 5 Rmeileh 2 Aajaltoun 3 Saoufar 1 Tariq Jdideh 20 Baabda 5 Mansouriyeh 1 Ouardaniyeh 1 Ballouneh 1 Others 1 Horch 1 Hazmiyeh 5 Daychouniyeh 1 Joun 1 Shayleh 1 Batroun 30 Ras Nabaa 6 Fayadiyeh 2 Fanar 5 Mghayriyeh 4 Jaaita 36 Thoum 6 Basta Tahta 3 Mar Taqla 1 Ain Saadeh 1 Semqaniyeh 1 Ghazir 13 Chikka 2 Geitawi 1 Rihaniyeh 1 Roumieh 3 Bchetfine 5 Borj El Ftouh 2 Aabdelli 1 Mar Mikhayel Nahr 1 Hadath 38 Bqennaya 2 Deir Koucheh 1 Chnanaair 1 Jrabta 1 Rmeil 2 Kfar Chima 1 Bsalim 9 Kfar Faqoud 2 Ghosta 6 Assia 1 Achrafiyeh 12 Bsaba 1 Nabay 1 Kfar Him 2 Dlebta 1 Aabrine 2 Aadlyeh 1 Chouit 2 Rabiyeh 1 Dmit 2 Kfour 1 Ras Nahhach 1 Others 29 Qobbayaa 1 Raboueh 3 Faouarat Jaafar 2 Nammoura 1 Douma 14 Tripoli 106 Aaraiya 1 Beit Ech Chaar 1 Baaqline 2 Ghineh 1 Beit Chlala 1 Trablous Ez Zeitoun 12 Chbaniyeh 1 Mazrat Yachouaa 1 Aathrine 3 Daraaoun 1 Chatine 1 Bab Er Raml 3 Others 7 Zakrit 1 Jahliyeh 6 Hayata 2 Akkar 57 El Qoubbeh 12 Mineh Dunieh 35 Bikfaya 1 Beqaata 2 Maaysra 1 Halba 3 Ez Zahriyeh 4 Deir Aammar 2 Mayasseh 1 Jeblayeh 1 Rayfoun 2 Daoura 1 Et Tabbaneh 2 Borj Yahoudiyeh 1 Fraykeh 1 Kfar Nabrakh 1 Aachqout 4 Minyara 4 Trablous Jardins 4 Minieh 13 Broummana 4 Barouk 1 Raachine 7 Hayzouq 1 Mina N:1 17 Bhannine 1 Beit Meri 8 Beqaa Gharby 25 Mayrouba 1 Deir Dalloum 1 Qalamoun 3 Bahsa 1 Monteverdi 1 Machghara 9 Faraya 2 Tikrit 2 Beddaoui 9 Sfireh 1 Bsifrine 1 Khirbet Qanafar 1 Others 1 Aakkar El Aatiqa 2 Madineh Ej Jdideh 1 Kfar Habou 2 Mrouj 2 Kamed El Laouz 4 Tyre 244 Haouchab 1 Camp Beddaoui 1 Markebta 2 Aintoura 2 Khiara 1 Sour 73 Massaaoudiyeh 1 Others 38 Bakhaaoun 1 Dhour Choueir 1 Sohmor 3 Bahr Chemali 1 Kfar Melki 1 Koura 31 Others 11 Others 1 Libbaya 3 Sour Er Rachidiyeh 34 Tall Bireh 1 1 Zahleh 85 Saida 143 Marj 1 Borj Ech Chemali 36 Tall Hmayra 2 Kfar Aaqqa 1 El Maallaqa 2 Saida Qadimeh 11 Qelaya 1 Batoulay 2 Qleiaat 2 Kfar Saroun 2 Karak Nouh 3 Saida Dekermane 1 Others 2 Deir Qanoun Ain 8 Bebnine 5 Bechmizzine 1 Maallaqa Aradi 1 Hlaliyeh 3 Baalbek 105 Jouaiya 5 Mhammara 1 Bterram 1 Zahleh Aradi 1 Haret Saida 7 Baalbek 31 1 Aabdeh 3 1 Zahleh Mar Elias 1 Miyeh Ou Miyeh 6 Ain Bourday 1 Aaytit 3 Berqayel 3 Aafsdiq 1 Fourzol 1 Ain El Heloueh 23 Douris 6 Barich 3 Chane 1 1 Hazerta 5 Aabra 2 Iaat 6 3 Qabaait 1 Ijdaabrine 6 Ablah 6 Qraiyeh 2 Kfar Dane 1 7 Habchit 1 3 Ouadi Aarayech 1 Bqosta 1 Nabi Rchadeh 1 Maaroub 1 Beit Ayoub 1 1 Jalala 6 Ain Ed Delb 1 Nabi Osmane 1 Recheknanay 1 Fnaydeq 2 Ras Masqa 3 Makseh 2 Ghaziyeh 6 Taoufiqiyeh 1 3 Rahbeh 2 Dahr El Ain 2 Taalabaya 10 Darb Es Sim 1 Qaa Baalbek 1 Saddiqine 8 Ouadi Ej Jamous 2 Barsa 2 Jdita 3 Zeita 2 Chaat 3 Hmairi Sour 7 Khirbet Daoud 1 2 Saadnayel 5 Matarit Choumar 1 Safra 1 Bourgheliyeh 1 Machta Hamoud 3 Others 3 Qabb Elias 8 Kharayeb 3 Bednayel 1 5 Msalla 1 Zgharta 35 Bouarej 1 Mazraat Riz 1 Temnine El Faouqa 5 5 Qbaiyat 2 Zgharta 8 Barr Elias 3 Zrariyeh 11 Haouch Er Rafqa 3 Chehabiyeh 4 Ouadi Khaled 1 Rachaaine 2 Aanjar 1 Aadloun 5 Chmistar 27 Arzoun 2 Others 5 Ardeh 3 Majdel Aanjar 1 Insariyeh 2 Serraaine El Faouqa 2 Toura 3 Bcharrieh 12 Harf 1 Riyaq 8 Mazraat Sinai 2 Nabi Chit 7 1 Bcharreh 5 Beit Aaoukar 3 Aali En Nahri 4 Babliyeh 1 Brital 3 4 Blaouza 3 Asnoun 1 Deir El Ghazal 1 Ghassaniyeh 1 Bouday 2 7 Hasroun 1 MِEjdlaiya 2 Terbol 1 Sarafand 15 Others 2 Chabriha 1 Bazaaoun 2 Haret El Faouar 2 Dalhamiyeh 2 Bissariyeh 1 Hermel 6 Chaaitiyeh 1 Others 1 Aalma 3 Kfar Zabad 5 Es Siyad 2 Hermel 2 Zebqine 1 Marjaayoun 20 Bchannine 1 Faaour 1 Teffahta 1 Qasr 1 3 Ibl Es Saqi 1 Aarjes 1 Others 2 Saksakiyeh 3 Charbine El Hermel 1 Qasmiyeh 1 Blat 1 Kfar Fou 1 Jbeil 109 Merouaniyeh 3 Mrah Es Souaisseh 1 Mansouri 1 Taybeh 7 Ras Kifa 2 Jbayl 6 Najjariyeh 1 Others 1 1 Houla 2 Miziara 3 Mastita 3 Mazraat Mseileh 1 Rachaiya 1 Merouahine 1 Markaba 2 Others 2 Blat 1 Maamariyeh 1 Kfar Denis 1 3 Meiss Ej Jabal 1 Jezzine 14 Aamchit 7 Bnaafoul 1 Hasbaiya 5 Others 3 Aadchit 2 Ain Majdalayne 1 Halate 6 Aanqoun 4 Hasbaiya 1 Qabrikha 1 Qaytouli 1 Fidar 2 Kfar Hatta 1 Hebbariyeh 1 Majdel Selm 1 Bkassine 4 Nahr Ibrahim 1 Kfar Melki 2 Chebaa 2 Souaneh 1 Haytoura 2 Ramoute 1 Others 14 Kfayr Ez Zait 1 Others 1 Roum 1 Bintaael 2 Rihane 5 Hboub 56 Gharzouz 2 Majdel Aaqoura 2 Others 20

Ref : Ministry of Public Health All reports and related decisions can be found at: http://drm.pcm.gov.lb Or social media @DRM_Lebanon

Nabateih 165 Bnt Jbel 38 Others 18 Nabatiyeh Et Tahta 3 Bent Jbayl 3 Nabatiyeh Faouqa 1 Maroun Er Ras 1 Mazraat Kfar Jaouz 5 Rmaych 7 Zibdine 3 Aayta Ech Chaab 2 Kfar Roummane 10 Tibnine 1 Choukine 1 Soultaniyeh 2 Habbouch 2 Baraachit 2 Kfar Tibnit 6 Chaqra 3 Kfour 3 Haddatha 1 Jbaa 3 Khirbet Selm 1 Ain Qana 5 Hariss 2 Houmine El Faouqa 4 Kfar Dounine 1 Aarab Salim 13 Kounine 1 Aazzi 1 Kafra 5 Zefta 2 Borj Qalaouiyeh 1 Charqiyeh 1 Rachaf 1 Toul 4 Ghandouriyeh 1 Nmairiyeh 2 Froun 1 Harouf 10 Yater 1 Douair 9 Qaouzah 1 Jibchit 11 Mazraat Chalbaal 1 Mayfadoun 1 Aadchit Ech Chqif 3 Aabba 8 Insar 7 Zaoutar Gharbiyeh 1 Zaoutar Charqiyeh 4 Qsaibeh 11 Arnoun 1 Qaaqaiyet Ej Jisr 3 Kfar Sir 9 Sir El Gharbiyeh 4 Others 13

Ref : Ministry of Public Health All reports and related decisions can be found at: http://drm.pcm.gov.lb Or social media @DRM_Lebanon

Distribution of Active and Cumulative Cases Distribution of Active Cases Distribution of Cumulative Cases

Number of Cases by Location

Number of cumulative cases for the last 14 days

Ref : Ministry of Public Health All reports and related decisions can be found at: http://drm.pcm.gov.lb Or social media @DRM_Lebanon

Distribution of Death Cases Distribution of deaths during the past 24 hours Hospital Residence Gender Age Chronic Hermel Hermel Male 22 Yes AUBMC Beirut Male 25 Yes Beqaa Hosp Beqaa Gharby Female 35 Yes Koura Hosp Koura Female 40 Yes Al Hayat Hosp Baabda Male 49 No Bahman Hospital Baabda Male 53 Yes Borj Hospital Aleyh Male 55 Yes Mar Joseph Maten Male 55 Yes Jezzine Hosp Rachaiya Male 58 No Yes Haroun Hosp Maten Male 58 Salam Hosp Akkar Male 60 No Sahel Hosp Aleyh Male 62 Yes Bellevue Hosp Beirut Male 62 Yes

Home Baabda Male 63 Yes Saint George Hadath Beirut Male 66 Yes Haroun Hosp Kesrwen Male 66 Yes Saydet Zgharta Tripoli Male 66 Yes Joseph Akkar Female 68 Yes Sahel Hosp Aleyh Female 68 Yes Tripoli Gov Hosp Tripoli Male 68 Yes Mineh Gov Hosp Zgharta Male 68 Yes Home Baabda Female 69 Yes Al Rasi Hosp Akkar Male 69 No Baalbek Gov Hosp Baalbek Male 69 Yes Mineh Gov Hosp Mineh Duniyeh Female 71 No AUBMC Beirut Female 72 Yes Saint George Hadath Aleyh Male 72 Yes Hammoud Hosp Chouf Female 73 Yes Saydet Salam Akkar Male 73 Yes Al Hayat Hosp Baabda Male 74 Yes Baalbek Gov Hosp Baalbek Male 74 Yes Saida Gov Hosp Saida Male 74 Yes Libano Francies Zahleh Male 74 Yes Makkased Baabda Male 75 No Beqaa Hosp Zahleh Female 75 Yes Habtour Hosp Akkar Female 77 Yes Dar Amal Hosp Baalbek Female 78 Yes Tal Chiha Hosp Baalbek Female 78 Yes Bahnas Hosp Maten Female 78 Yes Sahel Hosp Beirut Male 78 Yes Habtour Hosp Akkar Female 81 Yes Saint Charles Hosp Baabda Female 81 Yes Bahman Hospital Baabda Female 82 Yes Baalbek Gov Hosp Baalbek Male 82 Yes Khoury Hosp Zahleh Male 82 Yes Jabal Aamel Tyre Female 83 Yes Mazbut Chouf Female 84 Yes Bahman Hospital Baabda Male 84 Yes Sahel Hosp Beirut Female 87 Yes Al Nineh Hosp Tripoli Male 91 Yes Bahnas Hosp Maten Male 94 Yes

Distribution of deaths by Governorate

Ref : Ministry of Public Health All reports and related decisions can be found at: http://drm.pcm.gov.lb Or social media @DRM_Lebanon

Distribution of Recoveries

Distribution of Recoveries per Casa

Distribution of Recoveries per Casa in the last 14 days

Ref : Ministry of Public Health All reports and related decisions can be found at: http://drm.pcm.gov.lb Or social media @DRM_Lebanon

Follow-up of citizens' mobility requests during the complete closure period according to the permission request mechanism via the IMPACT platform at the Ministry of Interior and Municipalities

Decision No. 26 / M / P of 11/1/2021 - Request for permission to move persons not covered by the general closure exceptions: Via the website COVID.PCM.GOV.LB or by sending an SMS to 1120

The online platform for registering the taking of the Coronavirus vaccine

Ref : Ministry of Public Health All reports and related decisions can be found at: http://drm.pcm.gov.lb Or social media @DRM_Lebanon

The percentage of positive cases out of the number of daily tests (06, Feb– 19 Feb,2021)

Cumulative cases per day

Number of individuals in home isolation and percentage of commitment to isolation

Ref : Ministry of Public Health All reports and related decisions can be found at: http://drm.pcm.gov.lb Or social media @DRM_Lebanon

Age-Specific Cumulative Incidence rate (/100000)

Occupancy rate of isolation centers for cases infected with Corona virus

For more information about the isolation centers' distribution and the percentage of their occupancy, enter the following link:http://bit.ly/DRM-IsolationCentersProfiles

Note: These centers have been equipped in cooperation with the National Committee for Follow-up of Preventive Measures and Measures to Confront Coronavirus, Governors and Municipalities, the United Nations Development Program, the World Health Organization, UNICEF, the Ministry of Public Health, the Syndicate of Nurses in , and the Syndicate of Specialists in Social Work

Ref : Ministry of Public Health All reports and related decisions can be found at: http://drm.pcm.gov.lb Or social media @DRM_Lebanon

Decisions and actions taken – 19/02/2021

Ministry of Public Health

- The Minister of Public Health announced that Lebanon needs two million additional doses of the anti-Coronavirus vaccine in addition to those that were secured under previous agreements (six million doses: two million and one hundred thousand from Pfizer, two million and 750 thousand via Kovacs, one and a half million from AstraZeneca still in operation).

- The Minister of Public Health discussed with the Russian ambassador the issue of bringing in the Russian vaccine "Sputnik", in light of the decision of the Russian Investment Fund to complete cooperation in this field directly through the Ministry of Public Health, while encouraging the participation of private and sectoral initiatives from unions and institutions.

- The Minister of Public Health launched the two vaccination campaigns at Tibnin Governmental Hospital and Bint Jbeil Governmental Hospital, which had received from the Ministry of Public Health 180 doses that will be given to the medical and nursing staff and some names registered on the online platform according to the order of registration and attendance.

To register for the vaccine: 1) Through the Impact platform at the link https://covax.moph.gov.lb, indicating the possibility of registering more than one person on the same phone number (for example, a son can register his father on the same phone number that he owns). 2) By calling the hotline 1214. 3) Through the municipalities that will help the person to register.

- The Ministry of Public Health reported that PCR tests were completed for flights that arrived to Beirut and were conducted at the airport on February 14 and 15, when fifteen (15) positive cases were recorded, distributed over the following flights:

Direction Flight Number Company Cases 16/02/2021 Adis Abab 406 Ethiopian Airways 2 Yeraqn 276 MEA 1 Dubai 953 Emirates 1 Erbel 325 MEA 1 Cairo 711 Egypt Airways 2 Cairo 307 MEA 2 Adana 7836 AJ 1 17/02/2021 Adis Abab 406 Ethiopian Airways 1 Doha 416 Qatari Airways 1 Abu Dhabi 535 EY 1 Sharqa 385 G9 2 Dubai 427 MEA 1 Al Najaf 139 Qatari Airways 2 Istanbul 266 MEA 1 Riyad 1423 MEA 1 Total 20

Ref : Ministry of Public Health All reports and related decisions can be found at: http://drm.pcm.gov.lb Or social media @DRM_Lebanon

Lebanese Red Cross

Cases transferred 19,664 Ambulance 48 Number of 76,206 Number of PCR tests 241,227 to the hospital (101 New) centers additional (161 New) transferred to ambulance centers laboratories ready to respond

Number of being 144,679 8,915 Number of trained 1,498 Number of volunteers 166 benefitting from (73 New) total number of paramedics trained to transfer PCR awareness respondents tests sessions 8,887 550 321 1025

The number of Number of university volunteers Number of trained total LRC university trained to follow up on managers for volunteers for volunteers trained to prevention measures in isolation centers covid 19 conduct awareness companies and sessions institutions

1,260 1,274,023 315,508 Number of 6,052 Total distributed (145 New) beneficiaries from (2 New) posters, Number of prisons Number of educational electronic brochures, and that has been distributed platformsCOVID-19 flyers on disinfected equipment covid19

prevention

Lebanese Army Forces

- The army units continue to distribute social aid (400,000 Lebanese pounds) to families with limited income in all Lebanese territories.

- Distributing food aid in various Lebanese regions through the CIMIC Office.

- Breaking up gatherings and directing citizens to the necessity to adhere to preventive measures.

General Directorate of Internal Security Forces

- The General Directorate of Internal Security Forces issued the following clarification about the general closure: - The exit permission given through the platform is individual and does not include any family member. - All persons excluded from the curfew request must request a special permission on the platform to enter the supermarket. - It is prohibited to curfew on Sundays and official holidays for people who are not excluded from the general closure decision, so that the request for permissions from the platform is stopped except for emergency cases.

- The reports that were written against the violators of the decisions of the general mobilization during the past 24 hours were distributed according to the regions as follows:

The number of seizure records during the past 24 hours The total number of records Written records of violating institutions 3 since 03/08/2020 Written records of persons that violate curfew decision 160 Written records of persons violating the decision to wear a mask 21 Beirut 49,159 Mount Leb 61,616 Total 184 Beqaa 23,931 North 19,962 Beirut Mount Leb Beqaa North South South 20,092 92 56 19 11 6 Total 174,760

Ref : Ministry of Public Health All reports and related decisions can be found at: http://drm.pcm.gov.lb Or social media @DRM_Lebanon

General Directorate of State Security

- Reporting the number of new positive cases in the various governorates and the cases in home quarantine.

- Follow-up of the procedures carried out by the medical teams at the arrival’s examination centers at the airport and at the land borders.

General Directorate of General Security

- Carrying out patrols in the various governorates and setting up fixed and mobile monitoring points to follow up the implementation of the general closure decision in cooperation with the municipalities.

- The report of the sit-in of the families of the victims of the Beirut Port explosion in front of the Palace of Justice to protest the removal of Judge Sawan from the file and demand the appointment of another judge, and then they proceeded to cut through Furn El Chebbak with burning tires

- Reporting demand gatherings in Sidon due to the deterioration of the living situation and the high price of the dollar

- Reporting on a march organized by the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine in Beddawi camp that included various Palestinian factions to demand that refugees be included in health and relief plans and to amend labor laws in the Lebanese government

- Notification of the percentage of compliance with the general mobilization decision in the governorates, which came as follows within the past 24 hours:

Beirut South North Akkar Beqaa Nabatiyeh Baalbek Hermel Mount Leb 50% 45% 40% 35% 40% 50% 45% 40%

Ministry of Public Works and Transportation Beirut Rafic Harriri International Airport: Departing Flights Arriving Flights Number of Flights 36 Number of Flights 35

Number of Departing Individuals 3,261 Number of Arrivals 2,819

Ports: Port Entered Left Export Direction # Import Direction # Beirut Containers Lazqyeh 1 Containers Marsaxlokk 1 Tripoli Blank Cyprus 1 Blank Saida 1 Materials Tassaku 1 Metals Greece 1 Dangerous Materials Beirut 1 Containers Tassaku 1 Slug Turkey 1 Jeyyeh Fuel Oil France 1 Total 7 3

General Decisions / Announcements

- Caretaker Prime Minister Hassan Diab chaired a meeting of the ministerial committee to follow up on the Corona epidemic on 02/19/2021, where a mechanism was discussed, approved by the ministerial committee, aimed at immunizing employees from infection with the Corona epidemic.

- The Committee for the Follow-up of Preventive Measures and Measures of the Coronavirus held a meeting on 19/02/2019 headed by the Secretary-General of the Supreme Council for Defense Major General Mahmoud Al-Asmar, where health and hospital data, the reality of the epidemic spread and the results of the first phase of the plan to reopen the economic sectors were evaluated. They dealt with the two health protocols established by the Federation of Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture in Lebanon and the delegation of the Supreme Syndicate of Beauty Salon Owners, where they demanded to reopen in the second phase, but the Ministry of Public Health emphasized the need to follow the approved opening plan and to keep the sectors mentioned above for the third phase in light of health data The hospitalization provided, especially in terms of the epidemic spread, which is still at the fourth level of societal prevalence. The Ministry of Economy and Trade also called for the necessity of opening the commercial sectors in compliance with the agreed protocols, in order to prevent the deterioration of the economic conditions and the resulting closure of institutions and the dismissal of workers, especially in light of the inevitability of closing the commercial sector for an additional two weeks.

Ref : Ministry of Public Health All reports and related decisions can be found at: http://drm.pcm.gov.lb Or social media @DRM_Lebanon

Based on the foregoing, the recommendations came as follows: - The committee submitted the above facts to the Ministerial Committee for its review and decision, with an emphasis on the necessity of the commitment of all sectors that will resume work to obtain the permits through the online platform IMPACT

- The committee recommended the adoption of the MA3AN application prepared by the Ministry of Public Health to limit the spread of the epidemic

On February 14, 2021, the Prime Minister launched the national vaccination campaign to combat the Corona epidemic from the Serail, with the participation of the Vice President of the World Bank for the Middle East and North Africa and a number of ministers and the Committee for Follow-up of Preventive Measures and Measures of Coronavirus, in addition to a number of representatives of international organizations and national societies. The government declared that Lebanon is at a pivotal moment in the fierce confrontation with the Corona epidemic that kills humanity, indicating that Lebanon is moving today from the fear of the epidemic to the stage of protection through vaccination in preparation for gradually restoring normal life.

Based on the recommendation of the ministerial committee charged with following up on the issue of preventive measures and measures for the Coronavirus in its meeting on 02/05/2021, and based on the necessities of the public interest and safety requirements, the Presidency of the Council of Ministers issued Resolution No. 96 / PM on 6/2/2021 regarding updating The strategy to confront the Corona virus and the stages of gradually easing the closure restrictions, based on the exceptional approval of the President of the Republic and the Prime Minister. The main highlights of the decision:

First: Updating the strategy to confront the Coronavirus and the stages of gradually easing the closure restrictions raised by the Ministerial Committee, which included:

 Community response plan.  Surveillance and tracking plan.  The development of the number of government hospital beds.  National vaccination plan

The mechanism for easing restrictions imposed on sectors and the movement of individuals is organized into four detailed stages attached to the decision, provided that the process of moving from one stage to another is subject to periodic evaluation by the relevant ministerial committee:

 The first phase: starts from five o'clock in the morning of Monday, 02/08/2021, until five o'clock in the morning of Monday, 02/22/2021.  The second phase: starts from the end of the second phase until five o'clock on Monday 08/03/2021.  The third phase: starts from the end of the third phase until the fifth hour of Monday morning, 3/22/2021  The fourth stage: starts from the end of the third stage

Second: Extending the work of the first paragraph of Resolution No. 26 / M PB issued on 01/11/2021 with regard to:

 Preventing the movement of arriving travelers through land and sea border crossings, with the exception of transit ones, without including shipping operations, provided that the land borders are open one day a week for the passage of the Lebanese.  The committee, consisting of the ministers of the interior, municipalities, public health, tourism, public works and transport, to determine the minutes of implementing procedures related to the movement of navigation and arrivals through the airport, on a regular basis.

Third: It is forbidden to go out and enter the streets and roads from five o'clock in the morning of Monday on 02/08/2021 until five in the morning of Monday on 02/22/2021 with the exception of some bodies, institutions and persons specified in the tables attached to the decision, provided that everyone abides by the obligation to obtain Required permissions to navigate through the website covid.pcm.gov.lb, or by text message on the number 1120, in addition to adhering to safety standards. As for the groups excluded from the obligation to obtain permission to move, and specified in detail in the decision, they must use the job cards while on the move.

Fourth: All ministries, in coordination with the concerned agencies, are required to take all measures that would put this decision into immediate implementation, strictly apply it, respect safety and prevent Coronavirus

Fifth: Exemptions or exclusions of some emergency and new cases are reviewed according to a decision issued by the Presidency of the Council of Ministers after consulting the concerned ministers and based on a request submitted through the website.

Sixth: The decision is submitted to the Council of Ministers for a settlement Open in Google Translate

Note: The full text of the decision can be found on the website http://drm.pcm.gov.lb Ref : Ministry of Public Health All reports and related decisions can be found at: http://drm.pcm.gov.lb Or social media @DRM_Lebanon

The Ministry of Education and Higher Education issued Circular No. 1 / M / 2021 regarding the regulation of permits for private educational institutions, starting from Wednesday morning 10/2/2021 until Monday morning 22/2/2021. Most prominent in it:

Requesting all private educational institutions covered by Article 4 of Decision No. 23 / M / 2021 dated 6/2/2021 in the authority to conduct administrative business only in the first phase of the plan, to adhere fully to the permitted number of administrators (20% of the administrative team of the educational institution ) And filling out the form for permission to open an educational institution only once before opening the institution, through the electronic platform https://covid.pcm.gov.lb in the bar designated for "institution / company".

Apply all the procedures and instructions mentioned in the Cabinet Book referred to above, especially in terms of conducting laboratory tests for its workers.

Examples of lack of adherence to safety measures

- Overcrowding in foodstuff stores, failure to organize roles on payment boxes, failure to respect the safe distance between customers, and the obligation to wear masks.

- Overcrowding inside banks and gatherings in front of cash withdrawal machines and money transfer offices.

- Violations of the car transport decision (single - legal).

Ref : Ministry of Public Health All reports and related decisions can be found at: http://drm.pcm.gov.lb Or social media @DRM_Lebanon

Laboratories that did not comply with the procedures approved by the MoPH About the information required to be recorded for infected cases within the past 24 hours

Laboratories that did not specify the Governorate Laboratory/Hospitals Cases BDH505-Rafic Hariri University hospital 3 BRH626-Hotel Dieu de France 3 NBH316-Hospital Ragheb Harb 3 KWL001 - Wakim Laboratories 1 SDL002-Family Medical Laboratories 1 SRL001 - Mashrek Medical Diagnostic Center MDC 1

Number of positive cases without specifying the place of residence Laboratory/Hospitals Cases NBH316-Hospital Ragheb Harb 7 SDL001- Al Karim Medical Lab 6 BDH505-Rafic Hariri University hospital 3 BRH626-Hotel Dieu de France 3 NBL002- Salam Laboratories 3 BRL017 - CEMA Lab 2 KWL001 - Wakim Laboratories 2 NBH301-Hospital Nabatieh Nabih Berry Governemental 2 SRL001 - Mashrek Medical Diagnostic Center MDC 2 BDL001- Centre Medical Moderne -Berjaoui 1 SDL002-Family Medical Laboratories 1 ZHH202-Hospital Elias Hraoui Governemental / Zahleh 1

Number of positive cases without a phone number Laboratory/Hospitals Cases BDH505-Rafic Hariri University hospital 4 BDL002-Hadi Laboratory/ Haret Hreik 4 BDL003-Laboratoire Inovie / Fayyadieh 1 BLH201-Hospital Baalbeck Governemental 1

A list of the laboratories accredited by the MoPH to conduct PCR tests

Governmental Labs

اﻟﻣوﻗﻊ اﻟﻣﺧﺗﺑر ﺑﯾروت ﻣﺳﺗﺷﻔﻰ رﻓﯾﻖ اﻟﺣرﯾري اﻟﺟﺎﻣﻌﻲ RHUH ﺣﻠﺑﺎ ﻣﺳﺗﺷﻔﻰ ﺣﻠﺑﺎ اﻟﺣﻛوﻣﻲ Halba Governmental ط ر ا ﺑ ﻠ س ﻣﺳﺗﺷﻔﻰ طراﺑﻠس اﻟﺣﻛوﻣﻲ Tripoli Governmental اﻟﺑﺗرون ﻣﺳﺗﺷﻔﻰ اﻟﺑﺗرون اﻟﺣﻛوﻣﻲ Batroun Governmental ﻛﺳروان ﻣﺳﺗﺷﻔﻰ ﻓﺗوح ﻛﺳروان اﻟﺣﻛوﻣﻲ (اﻟﺑوار) Fetouh Keserwan اﻟﻧﺑطﯾﺔ ﻣﺳﺗﺷﻔﻰ ﻧﺑﯾﮫ ّﺑري اﻟﺣﻛوﻣﻲ اﻟﺟﺎﻣﻌﻲ Nabih Berri Hosp ﺗﺑﻧﯾن ﻣﺳﺗﺷﻔﻰ ﺗﺑﻧﯾن اﻟﺣﻛوﻣﻲ Tebnine Governmental ﺑﻧت ﺟﺑﯾل ﻣﺳﺗﺷﻔﻰ ﺑﻧت ﺟﺑﯾل اﻟﺣﻛوﻣﻲ BintJbeil Governmental Ref : Ministry of Public Health All reports and related decisions can be found at: http://drm.pcm.gov.lb Or social media @DRM_Lebanon

ﺑﻌﻠﺑك ﻣﺳﺗﺷﻔﻰ ﺑﻌﻠﺑك اﻟﺣﻛوﻣﻲ Baalback Governmental ز ﺣ ﻠ ﺔ ﻣﺳﺗﺷﻔﻰ اﻟرﺋﯾس اﻟﯾﺎس اﻟﮭراوي اﻟﺣﻛوﻣﻲ Elias Herrawi Governmental

Private Labs

اﻟﻣوﻗﻊ اﻟﻣﺧﺗﺑر ﺑﯾروت ﻣﺳﺗﺷﻔﻰ اﻟﺟﺎﻣﻌﺔ اﻷﻣﯾرﻛﯾﺔ AUBMC ﺑﯾروت ﻣﺳﺗﺷﻔﻰ أوﺗﯾل دﯾو اﻟﺟﺎﻣﻌﻲ Hôtel Dieu de France ﺑﯾروت ﻣﺧﺗﺑرات رودوﻟف ﻣﯾرﯾو (اﻟﺟﺎﻣﻌﺔ اﻟﯾﺳوﻋﯾﺔ – اﻟﻣﺗﺣف) Laboratoires Rodolphe Mérieux (Université Saint-Joseph) ﺑﯾروت ﻣﺳﺗﺷﻔﻰ اﻟﻘدﯾس ﺟﺎورﺟﯾوس اﻟﺟﺎﻣﻌﻲ George-Saint UMC Hospital ﺑﯾروت ﻣﺳﺗﺷﻔﻰ اﻟﻣﻘﺎﺻد General Makassed Hospital ﺑﯾروت ﻣﺳﺗﺷﻔﻰ رزق اﻟﺟﺎﻣﻌﻲ LAU Medical Center - Rizk Hospital ﺑﯾروت ﻣﺳﺗﺷﻔﻰ اﻟﻠﺑﻧﺎﻧﻲ اﻟﺟﻌﯾﺗﺎوي اﻟﺟﺎﻣﻌﻲ CHU - GeitawiLibanais Hospital ﺑﯾروت ﻣﺳﺗﺷﻔﻰ ا ﻟ و ر د ﯾ ﺔ Hôpital Notre-Dame du Rosaire ﺑﯾروت ﻣﺧﺗﺑر ﻣرﻛز اﻷطﺑﺎء Doctors’ Center ﺑﯾروت ﻣﺧﺗﺑر ﻓوﻧﺗﺎﻧﺎ (اﻟﺣﻣرا) Fontana Laboratories ﺑﯾروت ﻣﺧﺗﺑر اﻷﻣن اﻟﻌﺎم ( اﻟﻌدﻟﯾﺔ ) General Security Laboratories اﻷﺷرﻓﯾﺔ ﻣﺧﺗﺑرات ﺟﺑر ّوﻏرة Ghorra-Jabre Laboratories اﻷﺷرﻓﯾﺔ ﻣﺧﺗﺑر اﻟﺳﺎﻧﻣﺎرك Saint Marc Medical & Diagnostic Center ﻓرن اﻟﺷﺑﺎك ﻣﺧﺗﺑرات ﺣداد Laboratories HML اﻟﻐﺑﯾري اﻟﻣﺧﺗﺑرات اﻟﺣدﯾﺛﺔ (Laboratoire Moderne (Modern Lab.- Berjaoui اﻟﻐﺑﯾري ﻣﺳﺗﺷﻔﻰ اﻟﺳﺎﺣل (Sahel General Hospital (SGH اﻟﻐﺑﯾري ﻣﺳﺗﺷﻔﻰ اﻟزھراء اﻟﺟﺎﻣﻌﻲ Al Zahraa Hospital ﺑﺋر ﺣﺳن ﻣرﻛز اﻟﻧﻘﺎء اﻟطﺑﻲ ﺑرج اﻟﺑراﺟﻧﺔ ﻣﺳﺗﺷﻔﻰ اﻟرﺳول اﻷﻋظم Al Rassoul Al Aazam Hospital ﺣﺎرة ﺣرﯾك ﻣﺳﺗﺷﻔﻰ ﺑﮭﻣن Bahman Hospital ﺣﺎرة ﺣرﯾك ﻣﺧﺗﺑر ﻧﺎﺷﯾوﻧﺎل دﯾﺎﻏﻧوﺳﺗك ﺳﯾرﻓس ﻛوﻣﺑﺎﻧﻲ National Diagnostic Services Company (NDSC) اﻟﻣرﯾﺟﺔ ﻣﺧﺗﺑر اﻟدﻛﺗور ﻣﺣﻣود ﻋﺛﻣﺎن - ﻣرﻛز اﻟﺗﺣﺎﻟﯾل ا ﻟ ط ﺑ ﯾ ﺔ Center Diagnostic Medical اﻟﺟﻧﺎح ﻣﺧﺗﺑر أﻣﯾرﯾﻛن دﯾﺎﻏﻧوﺳﺗك ﺳﻧﺗر (ADC (Center Diagnostic American ﺑﻌﺑدا ﻣﺳﺗﺷﻔﻰ ﺟﺑل ﻟﺑﻧﺎن Mount Lebanon Hospital ﺑﻌﺑدا ﻣﺳﺗﺷﻔﻰ اﻟﺳﺎن ﺟورج اﻟﺣدث Hadath – George-Saint Hôpital ﺑﻌﺑدا ﻣﺧﺗﺑر اﻟﮭﺎدي Laboratory Al Hadi ﺑﻌﺑدا ﻣﺧﺗﺑر-INOVIE Liban اﻟﺣﺎزﻣﯾﺔ ﻣﺳﺗﺷﻔﻰ ﻗﻠب ﯾﺳوع Sacré - Coeur Hôpital اﻟﺣﺎزﻣﯾﺔ ﻣﺧﺗﺑر ﻛﻠﯾﻧﯾﺟﺎن Clinigene اﻟﻣﺗن ﻣﺳﺗﺷﻔﻰ ﺳرﺣﺎل Dr. Samir Serhal Hospital اﻟﻣﺗن ﻣﺧﺗﺑر ﺗراﻧﺳﻣﯾدﯾﻛﺎل ﻓور اﻟﯾف Life for Trans medical اﻟﻣﺗن ﻣﺧﺗﺑرات ﺳﺎن ﻣﯾﺷﺎل ﻟﻠﺗﺣﺎﻟﯾل اﻟطﺑﯾﺔ اﻟﻣﺗن ﻣﺧﺗﺑر ﻣرﻛز اﻟﺷرق اﻷوﺳط اﻟﺻﺣﻲ ش.م.ل اﻟزﻟﻘﺎ ﻣﺳﺗﺷﻔﻰ ھﺎرون Haroun Hospital اﻟﻣﻧﺻورﯾﺔ ﻣﺳﺗﺷﻔﻰ ﺑﻠﻔو (Bellevue Medical Center (BMC اﻟﻛورة ﻣﺳﺗﺷﻔﻰ ھﯾﻛل Haykal Albert Hôpital ز ﻏ ر ﺗ ﺎ ﻣرﻛز اﻟﺷﻣﺎل اﻻﺳﺗﺷﻔﺎﺋﻲ (Centre Hospitalier du Nord (CHN ط ر ا ﺑ ﻠ س ﻣﺳﺗﺷﻔﻰ اﻟﻣظﻠوم Mazloum Hospital ط ر ا ﺑ ﻠ س ﻣﺳﺗﺷﻔﻰ اﻟﻣﻧﻼ Al Mounla Hospital ط ر ا ﺑ ﻠ س ﻣﺳﺗﺷﻔﻰ اﻟﻧﯾﻧﻲ Nini Hospital ط ر ا ﺑ ﻠ س ﻣﺧﺗﺑر ﻣﯾﻛروﺑﯾوﻟوﺟﯾﺎ اﻟﺻﺣﺔ واﻟﺑﯾﺋﺔ، اﻟﻣﻌﮭد اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻲ ﻟﻠدﻛﺗوراه، اﻟﺟﺎﻣﻌﺔ اﻟﻠﺑﻧﺎﻧﯾﺔ LMSE ﺟ ﺑ ﯾ ل ﻣﺳﺗﺷﻔﻰ ﺳﯾدة اﻟﻣﻌوﻧﺎت اﻟﺟﺎﻣﻌﻲ Secours des Dame-Notre – CHU ﺟ ﺑ ﯾ ل ﻣﺧﺗﺑر ﻋﻘﯾﻘﻲ وﺑوﻟس Boulos &Akiki Lab ﺟوﻧﯾﺔ ﻣﺧﺗﺑر واﻛﯾم Wakim Centre Médical ا ﻟ ﺷ و ف ﻣﺳﺗﺷﻔﻰ ﻋﺑن وزﯾن Hospital Wzein Ain ﺻ ﯾ د ا ﻣﺳﺗﺷﻔﻰ ﺣﻣود اﻟﺟﺎﻣﻌﻲ UMC Hospital Hammoud ﺻ ﯾ د ا ﻣﺧﺗﺑر اﻟﻛرﯾم (Al Karim Medical Laboratory (KML اﻟﻧﺑطﯾّ ﺔ ﻣﺳﺗﺷﻔﻰ اﻟﺷﯾﺦ راﻏب ﺣرب Hospital HarbRagheb Sheikh اﻟﻧﺑطﯾﺔ ﻣﺧﺗﺑر اﻟﺻﺑ ّ ﺎ ح (SDC (Center Diagnostic Sabbah ﺻور ﻣﺳﺗﺷﻔﻰ ﺟﺑل ﻋﺎﻣل Jabal Amel Hospital ﺻور ﻣﺧﺗﺑر اﻟﻣﺷرق (Mashrek Diagnostic Center (MDC Ref : Ministry of Public Health All reports and related decisions can be found at: http://drm.pcm.gov.lb Or social media @DRM_Lebanon

ﺑﻌﻠﺑك ﻣﺳﺗﺷﻔﻰ دار اﻷﻣل اﻟﺟﺎﻣﻌﻲ Hospital University Dar Al Amal ﺑﻌﻠﺑك ﻣﺧﺗﺑرات اﻟﻌﻧﺎﯾﺔ اﻟطﺑﯾﺔ اﻟﻠﺑوة ﻣﺧﺗﺑرات اﻟﻌﻧﺎﯾﺔ اﻟطﺑﯾﺔ ز ﺣ ﻠ ﺔ ﻣﺳﺗﺷﻔﻰ ﺧوري Hospital General Khoury ز ﺣ ﻠ ﺔ ﻣﺧﺗﺑر ﻣﯾدﯾﻛﺎل ﻛﯾر ﺳﻧﺗر (MCC (Center Care Medical ﺻ ﯾ د ا ﻣﺳﺗﺷﻔﻰ ﻟﺑﯾب اﻟطﺑﻲ Labib Medical Center

ﻣﺧﺗﺑرات اﻟﻣﺳﺗﺷﻔﯾﺎﺗﺎﻟﻌﺳﻛرﯾﺔ ﺑﯾروت اﻟﻣﺳﺗﺷﻔﻰ اﻟﻌﺳﻛري اﻟﻣرﻛزي ﻓﻲ ﺑﯾروت Hôpital Central Militaire

اﻟﻣﺧﺗﺑرات اﻟﻣؤھﻠﺔ ﻷﺧذﻋﯾﻧﺎت "اﻟﻣﺳﺣﺎت اﻷﻧﻔﯾﺔ " ﺑطرﯾﻘﺔ Drive-Thru ﺑﯾروت ﻣﺧﺗﺑر ﻣﯾدﯾﻛﺎل دﯾﺎﻏﻧوﺳﺗك ﺗرﯾﺗﻣﺎﻧت ﺳﻧﺗر Medical Diagnostic Treatment (اﻟﺣﻣراء) (Center (MDTC ﺑﯾروت ﻣﺧﺗﺑر ﻣﯾد ﻻب اﻟﺣﻣراء – اﻟﺟﻔﯾﻧور ALS CIC SAL Med-Lab ﺑﯾروت ﻣﺧﺗﺑرات ﻋﯾﺗﺎﻧﻲ Itani Medical Laboratories اﻷﺷرﻓﯾّ ﺔ ﻣﺧﺗﺑر أ ب ﺳﻲ ABC Laboratories ا ﻟ ﺷ ﯾ ﺎ ح ﻣﺧﺗﺑرات ّﻣﻌو ض اﻟطﺑﯾﺔ Mouawad Medical Laboratory ا ﻟ ﺷ ﯾ ﺎ ح ﻣﺧﺗﺑرات اﻟﺷﯾﺎح (د. ﻓؤاد رﯾﺣﺎن) Rihan Medical Center اﻟﻣﻧﺻورﯾّ ﺔ ﻣﺧﺗﺑر إﻛﺳﺑرت ﻻب Lab Expert ﺑﻌﻠﺑك ﻣﺧﺗﺑر ﻻﯾف ﻻب LAB Life ر ﯾ ﺎ ق ﻣﺳﺗﺷﻔﻰ رﯾﺎق Rayyak Hospital

Ref : Ministry of Public Health All reports and related decisions can be found at: http://drm.pcm.gov.lb Or social media @DRM_Lebanon