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Lebanon National Operations Room Daily Report on COVID-19

Saturday.21 August.2021 Report #492 Time Published: 8:00 PM

Occupancy rate of COVID-19 Beds and Availability

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Ref: Ministry of public health

Beirut 166 Maten 152 Aleyh 85 Tripoli 63 Zahleh 20 59 Ain Mraisseh 4 Borj Hammoud 9 El Aamroussiyeh 2 Trablous Ez Zeitoun 4 Zahleh El Maallaqa 3 Nabatiyeh Et Tahta 8 Ras Beyrouth 3 Nabaa 1 Hay Es Sellom 9 Trablous Haddadine 1 Ksara 1 Nabatiyeh Faouqa 1 Qreitem 2 Sinn Fil 9 El Qoubbeh 1 Trablous El Qoubbeh 2 2 Faouqa Manzaleh 1 Raoucheh 2 Jdaidet Matn 5 Khaldeh 8 Trablous Tabbaneh 1 Bouarej 2 Mazraat Kfar Jaouz 2 Hamra 22 Baouchriyeh 2 El Oumara 5 Mina Jardins 2 Barr Elias 2 Kfar Roummane 1 Ain Tineh 2 Daoura 1 Deir Qoubel 1 Qalamoun 9 3 Kfar Tibnit 1 Msaitbeh 3 Raouda Baouchriyeh 1 Aaramoun 3 Beddaoui 3 3 Kfour 1 Mar Elias 9 Sadd Baouchriyeh 1 Baaouerta 1 Camp Beddaoui 2 2 Sarba 2 Tallet Khayat 4 Sabtiyeh 6 Bchamoun 11 Others 39 Others 2 Roumine 2 Sanayeh 2 Dekouaneh 7 Bsous 1 Koura 36 Beqaa Gharby 3 Charqiyeh 3 Zarif 1 Mkalles 3 Aaley 1 Amioun 3 Ghazzeh 2 Toul 3 Mazraa 7 Antelias 6 Kahhaleh 2 Kfar Aaqqa 8 Others 1 Nmairiyeh 2 Borj Abou Haidar 7 Jall Dib 6 Qmatiyeh 1 Bechmizzine 2 4 2 Tariq Jdideh 20 Naqqach 4 Mejdlaiya 2 Kfar Hazir 5 Baalbek 1 Douair 2 Ras Nabaa 5 Louayzeh 1 Bhamdoun El Mhatta 1 Kousba 4 Nabi Chit 2 Jibchit 5 Basta Tahta 3 Zalqa 6 Majdel Baana 1 Aaba 1 Others 1 Mayfadoun 1 Gemmaizeh 1 Byaqout 1 Saoufar 2 Fiaa 3 Rachaiya 2 Aadchit Ech Chqif 1 Mar Maroun 1 Dbayeh 5 Btater 3 Btouratij 2 Rachaiya El Ouadi 1 Aabba 1 Qbaiyat 1 Mazraat Deir 3 Aadaysseh 1 Deddeh 1 Aayha 1 Insar 3 Achrafiyeh 15 Mansouriyeh 5 Others 29 Ras Masqa 1 Saida 95 Zaoutar Charqiyeh 1 Others 90 Fanar 10 Kesrwen 180 Dahr El Ain 2 Saida El Ouastani 1 Qsaibeh 1 Baabda 230 Fanar Jdideh 1 Sarba 22 Others 4 Bramiyeh 1 Qaaqaiyet Ej Jisr 2 Chiyah 7 Zaaitriyeh 1 Jounieh 8 Zagharta 46 Hlaliyeh 1 2 Jnah 14 Ain Saadeh 1 Zouk Mkayel 24 Zgharta 8 Qiyaa 2 Sir El Gharbiyeh 2 Mdaoura 1 Ain Najm 1 Nahr El Kalb 1 Rachaaine 9 Haret Saida 1 Others 9 Ouzaai 4 Roumieh 1 Jounieh Ghadir 3 Biader Rachaaine 3 Miyeh Ou Miyeh 1 Bnt Jbeil 22 Bir Hassan 9 Bqennaya 1 24 Kfar Hata 2 Ain El Heloueh 14 Yaroun 1 Mahatet Sfair 1 Bsalim 9 Adonis 8 Ardeh 1 Majdelyoun 2 Rmaych 1 Ghbayreh 8 Nabay 5 Jounieh Haret Sakhr 2 Harf 1 Aabra 1 Safad El Battikh 1 Ain Roummaneh 12 Mtayleb 6 Jounieh Sahel Aalma 4 MِEjdlaiya 4 Qraiyeh 1 Kfar Dounine 2 Furn Chebbak 7 Rabiyeh 2 1 Aalma 1 Bqosta 3 Kounine 3 Haret Hreik 29 Elissar 1 3 Aarjes 1 Ghaziyeh 2 Borj Qalaouiyeh 1 Laylakeh 6 Raboueh 1 Adma Oua Dafneh 3 Ehden 8 Darb Es Sim 1 Ghandouriyeh 1 Borj Brajneh 26 Brayj 1 Safra 3 Toula Ej Joubbeh 1 Arzai 1 Froun 2 Mreijeh 10 Dik Mehdi 4 Bouar 3 Miziara 5 Aadloun 1 Beit Lif 1 Raml Aali 2 Mazraat Yachouaa 3 Aajaltoun 2 Others 2 Sarafand 2 Others 9 Tahouitat Ghadir 9 Zakrit 1 4 Batroun 9 Qaqaiyet Snaoubar 1 Marjaayoun 9 Baabda 15 Ain Er Rihaneh 1 Shayleh 10 Batroun 4 Kaouthariyet Siyad 1 Dibbine 1 Brazilya 1 Beit Chabab 2 Daraiya 1 Selaata 1 Saknouniyeh 1 Blat 1 Hazmiyeh 7 Mayasseh 1 Ain Er Rihaneh 2 Chikka 1 Najjariyeh 1 Khiyam 6 Mar Taqla 1 Himlaya 1 Jaaita 2 Ain Er Raha 1 Aarab Ej Jall 3 Kfar Kila 1 Hadath 33 Qornet Hamra 1 3 Tannourine Faouqa 1 Aanqoun 4 Hasbaiya 2 Louayzeh 1 Broummana 1 3 Others 1 Others 49 Hasbaiya 1 Kfar Chima 5 Jouret El Ballout 1 Kfar Hbab 1 Akkar 15 Tyre 48 Chebaa 1 Chahrour Soufla 1 Beit Meri 1 Borj El Ftouh 1 Halba 1 Sour 7 Chahrour Aaoulia 2 Mrouj 2 Ghosta 4 Jdaidet Ej Joumeh 1 Sour El Bass 1 1 Aintoura 1 1 Bqerzla 1 Bahr Ech Chemali 1 Baalchmay 1 Baskinta 2 Daraaoun 5 Aaiyat 1 Borj Ech Chemali 6 Haret Hamzeh 1 Others 7 Hayata 1 Bebnine 2 Jouaiya 2 Ras Matn 1 Chouf 18 2 Nahr El Bared 6 Yanouh 1 Chouit 1 Naameh 1 1 Fnaydeq 1 1 Aaraiya 1 Mechref 1 3 Rahbeh 1 Barich 2 Jamhour Aaraiya 1 Chhim 2 Qleiaat 1 Others 1 2 Hammana 3 Jiyeh 1 Aachqout 1 Bcharrieh 4 Saddiqine 1 Btekhnay 1 1 Faytroun 4 Bcharreh 1 1 Falougha 1 Zaarouriyeh 2 Kfar Dibiane 1 Hadchit 2 3 Others 7 Beit Ed Dine 1 2 Bqerqacha 1 Tayr Debba 3 Kfar Faqoud 1 3 Mineh Dunieh 7 Toura 1 Baaqline 1 7 Minieh 3 Deir Qanoun Nahr 3 Jahliyeh 1 Others 6 Tarane 1 Kneisseh 1 Jdaideh 1 Jbeil 13 Kfar Habou 1 2 Khreibeh 1 Jbayl 2 Bakhaaoun 2 2 Kahlouniyeh 1 Blat 1 Chabriha 2 Others 3 Eddeh 1 Borj Rahhal 2 Halate 1 1 Nahr Ibrahim 2 Others 3 Hbaline 1 Jezzine 5 Rouaiss 1 Lebaa 1 Others 4 Hassaniyeh 2 Others 2 Others 55

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 21/08/2021 Hamoud Hosp Tyre Female 22 Yes Saint George Hadath Male 55 Yes Labib Hosp Gov Jezzine Female 62 No Haroun Hosp Maten Male 83 Yes

Distribution of deaths by Governorate

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Distribution of Recoveries

Distribution of Recoveries per Casa

Distribution of Recoveries per Casa in the last 14 days

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The National Awareness Campaign on the Coronavirus Vaccine

The National Awareness Campaign to register on the Coronavirus Vaccine Platform

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 checks during the past 14 days

Cumulative cases per day

Cumulative cases by age group

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Decisions and actions taken during the past 24 hours

Ministry of Public Health

The Ministry of Public Health is following up on cases infected with Covid-19 in terms of securing all medical supplies, in coordination with UNICEF, the World Health Organization, the Lebanese Red Cross, the Syndicate of Social Work Specialists, NGOs, and a number of major municipalities, through a work team that secures information exchange and networking with NGOs. Activist in the health field to support infected cases who are unable to secure the medical, health and nutritional supplies they need, in addition to providing psychological and social support.

Lebanese Red Cross

Cases that have The number of PCR The number of The number of Number of home The number of been transferred assays people who were beneficiaries visits to register beneficiaries of to hospitals That have been taken transported to the Awareness COVID-19 vaccine the electronic to hospitals vaccination centers seminars recipients platforms 31,210 99,763 3,264 149,565 47,859 6,385 (56 New) (96 New) (4 New) (41 New) (1,685 New) (2 New)

Lebanese Army Forces

- The army units continue to distribute social aid (400,000 Lebanese pounds) to families with limited income in all Lebanese territories. - Supporting the security services in implementing the decisions issued by the Council of Ministers. - Reporting that 252/ PCR examinations were conducted for members of the army, where it was found that there were /46/ positive cases: /17/ active service, /22/ civilian, /2/ military medical, /5/ retired General Directorate of State Security

- Reporting the number of new positive cases in the various governorates. - Report on the vaccination campaigns that are being implemented in various Lebanese regions through the Ministry of Public Health.

General Directorate of Internal Security Forces

51,378 written minutes have been written against violators of the decisions of general mobilization since 01/14/2021.

The General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces - Public Relations Division issued the recommendations of the periodic meeting of the emergency committee to raise the state of alert in Lebanese prisons, which came as follows:

• Strictly implementing the necessary measures to prevent the spread of the Corona virus, especially in light of the emergence of the rapidly spreading “Delta” mutant.

• Continuing to vaccinate prisoners and detainees in all prisons and places of arrest and detention, and follow- up awareness campaigns on this issue.

• Follow-up communication with international organizations and specialized associations in terms of monitoring the equipment and maintenance of vital facilities in prisons.

General Directorate of General Security

• It was reported that there were 8 new injuries among the elements of the General Directorate of Public Security. • Reporting the number of new positive cases in the various governorates and districts. • Follow up on the procedures adopted at the air, land and sea borders in cooperation with the teams of the Ministry of Public Health

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

Ministry of Public Works and Transportation

Beirut Rafik Hariri International Airport:

Departing Flights Arriving Flights Number of Flights 84 Number of Flights 81

Number of Departing Individuals 12,962 Number of Arrivals 5,991

Ports:

Port Entered Left Import Direction # Export Direction # Containers Iskendrun 1 Containers Limassoul 1 Beirut Containers Limassoul 1 Battleship - 1 Metals Alexandrun 1 Tripoli Containers Tassuko 1 Total 5 4

General Decisions / Announcements

The meeting of the Follow-up Committee on Preventive Measures and Measures for the Coronavirus, held on 12/08/2021, issued the following recommendations:

• Emphasis on the previous recommendation regarding making the necessary circulars by: the General Directorate of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, the Ministries of Interior and Municipalities, Economy and Trade, Tourism, Public Health, Education and Higher Education and Labor in terms of the obligation to grant the vaccine to all workers in the public and private sectors Under its supervision, it is the responsibility of the persons who refuse to receive the vaccine to present a negative PCR result every 72 hours so that the material cost of the examination is at their own expense.

• Ministry of Tourism, Ministry of Interior and Municipalities - General Directorate of Internal Security Forces, General Directorate of State Security: Strict crackdown on violations related to non-compliance with hotel quarantine, subject of General Directorate of Civil Aviation Circular No. 31/2, especially against persons who deliberately leave their passports and claiming to lose it later or making fake hotel reservations

• The General Directorate of Civil Aviation: Making the necessary circular to exempt passengers who left and want to return within a week from conducting a PCR examination in the countries from which they wish to return, if they are subject to a PCR examination upon their arrival at Rafic Hariri International Airport, as well as exempting them from the hotel quarantine in the event Their coming from one of the countries subjects of Circular No. 31/2.

The Middle East Airlines - Lebanese Airways, announced in a statement that, starting from 6/8/2021, all passengers arriving in Lebanon will be subject to the following procedures:

• Categories obligated to hotel quarantine: Passengers coming from the United Kingdom - Cyprus - Turkey - Brazil - United Arab Emirates - Iraq - India - Malawi - Ethiopia - Zambia - Liberia - Kenya - Gambia and Sierra Leone (not passengers transiting through these countries) with mandatory possession of a reservation My hotel is at their own expense, for 4 days / 3 nights in one of the approved hotels. Passengers who do not have a hotel reservation are not allowed to board the plane.

• Categories excluded from hotel quarantine:

 National and foreign diplomatic missions and their families, if they adhere to the quarantine for a period of four days at their place of residence.

 Passengers who have previously received at least one dose of any Covid-19 vaccine without a specified duration.

 Passengers who were infected with the Corona virus and recovered from it within a period of ninety days before the date of their travel to Lebanon, after presenting an official document proving this.

 Passengers transiting by land to Syria through Rafic Hariri International Airport - Beirut.

 Minor passengers under 18 years of age, whether they are coming alone or accompanied by their parents.

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

• Categories obligated to conduct a PCR examination before coming to Lebanon: All passengers must have performed a PCR examination with the mandatory presence of a QR code in one of the approved laboratories, within a maximum of 96 hours from the date of issuance of the examination result until arriving in Lebanon and that they show the result of the examination upon registration bags. Passengers who do not have a negative test result are not allowed to board the plane coming to Lebanon

• Categories excluded from conducting a PCR examination before coming to Lebanon:

 Passengers who have received the second dose of Covid-19 vaccine or a full dose of Covid-19 vaccine (which is only one dose), for a period of no less than two weeks.

 Passengers who were infected with the Corona virus within a period of ninety days preceding the date of their travel to Lebanon, after presenting an official document proving this.

Note: All passengers arriving in Lebanon are subject to a PCR examination upon their arrival at Rafic Hariri International Airport - Beirut, except for children under 12 years and UNIFIL forces.

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 BDL003-Laboratoire Inovie / Fayyadieh 24 BDH562-Hospital Mont liban 3 BRH626-Hotel Dieu de France 2 BRL045-Medical Diagnostic Treatment Center (MDTC) 1

Number of positive cases without specifying the place of residence Laboratory/Hospitals Cases BDL003-Laboratoire Inovie / Fayyadieh 47 TRH125-Hospital Mazloum 11 SDH418-Hospital Hammoud / Saida 7 BDL001- Centre Medical Moderne -Berjaoui 4 BDH562-Hospital Mont liban 3 JBL001-Laboratoire Akiki et Boulos 3 NBH316-Hospital Ragheb Harb 3 BRH626-Hotel Dieu de France 2 BDL015 - Mediland Laboratories and Diagnostic Imaging Center 1 BRH630-Hospital Geitawi 1 BRL045-Medical Diagnostic Treatment Center (MDTC) 1 CHH504-Sibline Gov. 1

Number of positive cases without a phone number Laboratory/Hospitals Cases BDL002-Hadi Laboratory/ Haret Hreik 4

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

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

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

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