National Operations Room Daily Report on COVID-19

Thursday, November 05, 2020 Report #232 Time Published: 10:30 PM

New in the report: - The names of the laboratories that did not specify the district, place of residence or phone number for a number of positive cases, which affects the tracking of cases and the identification of Contacts to conduct the necessary checks within the past 24 hours.

Number of Cases by Location

• 15,639 case is Under investigation

Beirut 162 Chouf 72 Kesrwen 68 Matn 190 Ain El Mraisseh 7 1 Jounieh Sarba 9 Borj Hammoud 10 Ras Beyrouth 3 Saadiyat 1 Jounieh Kaslik 3 Nabaa 1 Qreitem 3 Naameh 7 Zouk Mkayel 4 Sinn El Fil 6 Raoucheh 3 Chhim 11 Jounieh Ghadir 6 Horch Tabet 2 Hamra 13 Mazboud 2 Zouk Mosbeh 2 Jisr El Bacha 1 Msaitbeh 6 Daraiya 2 Adonis 2 Jdaidet El Matn 13 Mar Elias 6 Ketermaya 3 Haret Sakhr 3 Ras Ej 1 Tallet El Khayat 7 13 Sahel Aalma 6 Baouchriyeh 3 Dar El Fatwa 1 4 Kfar Yassine 1 Daoura 7 Zarif 4 Ouadi Ez Zayni 1 Oua Dafneh 3 Raouda 1 Mazraa 8 5 Safra 2 Sadd Baochriyeh 4 Borj Abou Haidar 12 Ouardaniyeh 2 Bouar 1 Sabtiyeh 7 Malaab El Baladi 1 Mghayriyeh 2 Aaqaybeh 1 Dekouaneh 13 Tariq Ej Jdideh 7 Zaarouriyeh 2 Aajaltoun 3 Mkalles 1 Horch 1 Deir El Qamar 1 Ballouneh 3 Antelias 8 Ras En Nabaa 4 Kfar Him 1 Shayleh 2 Jall Ed Dib 4 Bachoura 3 Dmit 1 Jaaita 4 Naqqach 2 Basta Et Tahta 9 2 Ghazir 2 Ej Jdideh 1 Mar Mikhayel 2 Baaqline 1 Borj El Ftouh 1 Zalqa 11 Achrafiyeh 23 Ain Ouzain 2 Maarab 1 Byaqout 1 Corniche En Nahr 1 Khreibeh 1 Aaramoun 1 Dbayeh 7 Others 38 2 Kfour 1 Mazraat Deir 2 Baabda 470 Others 5 Qleiaat 2 Mansouriyeh 3 Chiyah 40 Aleyh 160 Aachqout 1 Fanar 8 Jnah 9 El Aamroussiyeh 19 Faytroun 1 Ain Saadeh 8 Mdaoura 1 Hay Es Sellom 46 Mayrouba 1 Ain Najm 2 Ouzaai 20 Khaldeh 6 Faraya 1 Roumieh 8 Bir Hassan 9 Oumara 27 Others 1 Bqennaya 1 Ghbayreh 31 Deir Qoubel 2 Jbeil 49 Bsalim 7 Ain Roummaneh 13 Aaramoun 19 Jbayl 18 Nabay 4 Furn Ech Chebbak 6 Bchamoun 16 Mastita 3 Mtayleb 4 Haret Hreik 104 2 Blat 4 Rabiyeh 2 Laylakeh 11 Blaybel 1 Eddeh 1 Qornet Chehane 2 Borj El Brajneh 58 1 Aamchit 11 Elissar 1 Mreijeh 28 Aaley 3 Halate 1 Raboueh 1 Raml El Aali 1 Qmatiyeh 3 Jeddayel 1 Beit Ech Chaar 7 Tahouitat El Ghadir 14 Aaytat 1 Nahr Ibrahim 1 Dik El Mehdi 1 Baabda 2 Souq El Gharb 1 Aannaya 1 Mazrat Yachoua 11 Brazilya 3 Keyfoun 2 1 Bikfaya 2 Hazmiyeh 5 Kfar Aammay 1 Aabaydat 1 Ain Aalaq 1 Fayadiyeh 2 Bayssour 1 Kfoun 1 Aatchaneh 1 Yarzeh 1 Aaynab 1 Hboub 2 Broummana 3 Hadath 68 2 Ghorfine 1 Baabdat 2 Boutchay 1 Saoufar 1 Chikhane 1 Beit Meri 1 Louayzeh 4 Btater 1 Qartaba 1 Monteverdi 2 Jamhour 2 Ain Dara 1 Zagharta 19 Beqaata En Nahr 1 Kfar Chima 5 Mrayjat 1 Zgharta 5 Others 1 Ouadi Chahrour 1 Others 2 Kfar Hata 1 Batroun 12 El Aaoulia 2 Bcharieh 3 MِEjdlaiya 2 Batroun 1 2 Bcharreh 1 Haret Ej Jdideh 1 Kfar Aabida 1 Rouaysset Ballout 1 Arz 1 Haret El Faouar 1 Chikka 7 Rouayssat Salima 3 Hadath Joubbeh 1 Aaqabeh 2 Aabdelli 1 Bzebdine 1 Mineh Danieh 13 Kfar Zeina 1 Aalali 1 Others 22 Minieh 7 Ehden 2 Bijdarfil 1 Sir Ed Danniyeh 5 Sebaal 1 Bakhaaoun 1 Miriata 3 Tripoli 43 Akkar 346 Zahleh 118 Baalbek 132 Trablous Ez Zeitoun 4 Halba 3 El Midane 3 Baalbek 23 Haddadine 2 Cheikh Mohamad 2 Haouch Zaraneh 4 Chraouneh 2 Trablous Et Tall 5 Cheikh Taba 1 Er Rassiyeh 3 Douris 13 Trablous Qoubbeh 5 Minyara 2 El 1 Iaat 1 Trablous Zahriyeh 2 Hakour 1 El Maallaqa 5 Taybeh 1 Trablous Tabbaneh 1 Machha 1 Karak Nouh 3 Nahleh 1 Trablous Jardins 3 Hayzouq 1 Oumara Aradi 1 Majdaloun 1 Mina N:1 7 Aarqa 2 Saydet En Najat 1 Maqneh 1 Mina N:3 1 Souaisset Aakkar 3 Karmeh 3 Kfar Dane 1 Mina Jardins 3 Borj 1 Haouch Oumara 9 Ain 3 Qalamoun 4 Aakkar El Aatiqa 3 Zahleh Aradi 4 Nabi Osmane 1 Beddaoui 3 Aabbas Gharbi 2 Haql Hammana 1 Aarsal 3 Madineh Ej Jdideh 4 Koueikhat 1 Hazerta 3 Laboueh 1 Camp Beddaoui 1 Koucha 1 Ablah 5 Qaa Baalbek 2 Raffinerie 1 Qleiaat 3 Niha 3 Chaat 1 Others 36 Aabboudiyeh 1 Ksara 6 Younine 4 Koura 25 Cheikh Zennad 1 Chtaura 4 Deir El Ahmar 2 Amioun 1 Aarida 1 Jalala 2 Bechouat 1 Kfar Aaqqa 3 Bebnine 4 Taalabaya 9 Aaynata 2 Fiaa 1 Nahr El Bared 4 Jdita 1 Yammouneh 2 Kfar Qahel 1 Aabdeh 1 Dahr El Blayet 1 Bednayel 2 Btouratij 3 Berqayel 5 Saadnayel 3 Qsarnaba 4 Zakroun 1 Hrar 1 Qabb Elias 10 Temnine Faouqa 1 Enfeh 1 Qraiyat 1 Bouarej 1 Beit Chama 1 Ras Masqa 1 Qarqaf 1 Barr Elias 6 Haouch Er Rafqa 3 Bohsas 2 Fnaydeq 1 Majdel Aanjar 4 Temnine Tahta 7 Dahr El Ain 6 Qabaa 1 Riyaq 8 Chmistar 2 Barsa 2 Rahbeh 1 Aali En Nahri 2 Taraya 4 Others 3 Ouadi Ej Jamous 1 Terbol 1 Serraaine Tahta 2 Jbeil 49 Berbara 1 Dalhamiyeh 1 Serraine Faouqa 2 Jbayl 18 Machta Hassan 1 Kfar Zabad 2 Talia 1 Mastita 3 Ouadi El Haour 1 Others 8 Haour Taala 2 Blat 4 Ghzayleh 1 Nabateih 42 Brital 5 Eddeh 1 Jdadet Aaidamoun 2 Et Tahta 3 Bouday 4 Aamchit 11 Aaidamoun 5 El Faouqa 1 Others 26 Halate 1 Ouadi Khaled 3 Kfar Jaouz 2 Saida 177 Jeddayel 1 Akroum 2 Zibdine 2 Saida Qadimeh 19 Nahr Ibrahim 1 Qarha 1 Kfar Roummane 1 Hlaliyeh 3 Aannaya 1 Others 10 Habbouch 2 Haret Saida 6 Lehfed 1 Beqaa Gharby 40 Sarba 1 Ain El Heloueh 3 Aabaydat 1 Machghara 12 Zefta 1 Majdelyoun 2 Kfoun 1 Ain Et Tineh 2 Deir Ez Zahrani 2 Aabra 2 Hboub 2 Khirbet Qanafar 2 Charqiyeh 1 Ghaziyeh 4 Ghorfine 1 Mansoura 1 Nmairiyeh 2 Zahrani 1 Chikhane 1 Joubb Jannine 1 Douair 1 Zeghdraiya 1 Qartaba 1 Lala 5 Jibchit 6 Kharayeb 1 Hermil 35 Kamed El Laouz 2 Insar 5 Zrariyeh 4 Hermel 33 Qaraaoun 1 Qaaqaiyet Ej Jisr 4 Aadloun 1 Others 2 Manara 5 Others 8 Insariyeh 1 Rashaya 8 Saouiri 2 Jezzine 6 Ghassaniyeh 1 Aayha 1 Sohmor 4 Aaray 2 Sarafand 1 Dahr El Ahmar 1 Others 3 Lebaa 1 Kaothriyet Siyad 1 Tannoura 1 Kfar Jarra 1 Saksakiyeh 1 Khirbet Rouha 1 Sejoud 1 Merouaniyeh 2 Others 4 Aaychiyeh 1 Kfar Hatta 1 Tyre 55 21 Marjayoun 14 Others 142 Sour 11 Bent Jbayl 2 Qlaiaa 2 Sour El Bass 3 Aaynata 3 Aadaysseh 1 Sour Ras El Ain 1 Maroun Er Ras 1 Taybeh 2 Sour Er Rachidiyeh 2 1 Markaba 1 Borj Ech Chemali 4 Aaytaroun 1 Rabb Et Talatine 2 Jouaiya 2 Rmaych 2 Qabrikha 4 3 Tibnine 1 Majdel Selm 1 1 Safad El Battikh 1 Others 1 1 Jmaijmeh 1 Hasbaya 6 Barich 1 Hariss 2 Hasbaiya 4 2 Qalaouiyeh 2 Others 2 2 Borj Qalaouiyeh 1 1 1 2 Debl 1 1 Beit Lif 1 Rmadiyeh 2 Toura 4 1 Chabriha 3 Borj Rahhal 1 1 Biyada 1 1 Others 4

The Online platform to measure the level of risk of the spread of the new Corona virus

This interactive platform allows you to know the level of risk of spreading the kurna virus according to districts, based on the number of cases registered daily and the number of residents in each district. For more information on a daily basis, you can access the following link: https://bit.ly/DRM-RiskLevelInMunicipalities

Online platform to track sector commitment in general mobilization procedures

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

Occupancy rate of isolation centers for cases infected with Coronavirus

Based on the recommendation issued by the National Committee for Follow-up of Preventive Measures and Measures to Confront the Coronavirus to open all sectors, provided that the general mobilization procedure (safe distance, muzzle, and hand sterilization) be applied, a special electronic platform was created that allows monitoring and measuring the percentage of commitment by various sectors on an ongoing basis. The detailed results can be viewed directly at the following link http://bit.ly/covidsectordata

Cases per day

The percentage of positive cases out of the number of daily checks (23 Oct - 05 Nov 2020)

Distribution of Active Cases by Districts

Recoveries

Distribution of deaths by Governorates

Distribution of deaths by Age

The distribution of the recorded deaths during the past 24 hours

Hospital Residence Gender Age Chronic Berri Gov Hospital Jezzine Female 77 Yes Notre Dame des Secours Matn Male 81 Yes AUBMC Male 87 Yes AUBMC Beirut Male 64 Yes Dar Amal Baalbek Male 78 Yes Dar Amal Baalbek Male 74 Yes Haykal Hospital Koura Male 72 Yes

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

Exposure Distribution according to gender

Distribution by age

Decisions and actions taken – 11/04/2020

Ministry of Public Health

- The Ministry of Public Health reported completing PCR checks for flights arriving in Beirut and conducted at the airport on dates 11/3/2020, 11/1/2020, 10/30/2020 and 10/29/2020, and the results showed forty-five (45) cases. Positivity distributed as follows:

Arriving from Company Flight Number Number of Positive Cases 3/11/2020 Istanbul Turkish Airlines 828 1 Cairo Egypt Airways 713 2 Baghdad Iraqi Airways 131 4 Istanbul MEA 266 3 Najaf Iraqi Airways 301 6 Istanbul MEA 268 2 Istanbul Turkish Airlines 826 3 Istanbul Pegasus 863 2 02/11/2020 Istanbul Turkish Airlines 828 3 Njaf Iraqi Airways 139 1 01/11/2020 Baghdad MEA 323 1 Adana AJ-TK 7836 1 Al Basra MEA 333 4 Al Najaf MEA 327 2 Total 45

Lebanese Red Cross

237,429 Number of PCR 54,470 Number of 48 ambulance 7,604 cases tests (161 New) additional centers (63 New) transferred to transferred to ambulance hospitals laboratories centers ready to respond 166 Number of 1,498 Number of 8,828 98,400 number of volunteers trained total (1031 New) those trained to paramedics number of benefiting from transfer PCR respondents awareness tests * sessions 967 The number of 291 550 8,752 university Number of (27 New) volunteers university number of trained to follow volunteers total LRC trained up on trained to volunteers managers for prevention conduct for covid19 isolation measures in awareness centers companies and sessions institutions 4,650 Number of 261,781 1,253,885 773 (8 New) beneficiaries (116 New) total (10 New) from distriibuted number of educational Number of posters, rpisons that electronic distributed brochures, have been platforms equipment and flyers disinfected COVID-19 on covid19 prevention

General Directorate of Internal Security Forces

The number of seizure records during the past 24 hours The total number of Written records of violating institutions (absorptive capacity and 3 records since 03/08/2020 preventive measures) Written records of persons violating the decision to wear a mask 399 Beirut 22,104 Written records of people violating the general mobilization 540 Mount Leb 22,643 decision (Aragil* and social distancing) Total 742 Beqaa 9,361 North 7,771 Beirut Mount Leb Beqaa North South South 8,456 314 285 84 124 135 Total 70,335

General Directorate of State Security

- Notification of the closing of the weekly market in the towns of Dahr Al-Ahmar and Khirbet Rouha - Rachaya District, from 11/3/2020 until 11/15/2020, in order to preserve the health and safety of citizens - Reporting the number of infections in the General Directorate of State Security with the Coronavirus to 34 cases and 30 cases of recovery - 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 Nabateih Baalbek Hermel Mount Leb 18% 50% 39% 53% 84% 61% 10% 44%

General Directorate of General Security

- Report the completion of the measles vaccination campaign in the towns of Al-Wazzani, Ain Arab, and Marj Al-Khoukh camp In cooperation with Marjayoun Medical Center, the number of vaccinations reached 160 - The report of the death of two people, one from the town of Mishmish - Akkar, and the other in Heikal Hospital in Tripoli, due to: Corona Virus The report that a State Security officer was infected with the Corona virus in the town of Jarbata / Batroun District - Reporting the commitment of the municipalities to the decision of the Minister of Interior and Municipalities:

Municipalities that abided by the decision Municipalities didn’t abide by the decision Blaybel, Aramoun, Bchamoun, Badadoun, Amatour, Rayak, Kafr Zabad, Andaqat Niha, Jahiliyya, Damour, Ansar, Zebdeen

- Follow up the implementation of the required security and preventive measures at the airport, ports and border crossings. - Reporting cases registered in the various districts and cases in home quarantine.

Ministry of Public Works and Transportation

Departing Flights Arriving Flights Number of Flights 35 Number of Flights 34 Number of Departing Individuals 3,717 Number of Arrivals 3,005

Port Entered Left Import Direction # Export Direction # Beirut Containers Tripoli 1 Tripoli Trucks Libya - Tripoli 1 Containers Beirut 1 Chekka Concrete Laranka 1 Total 3 1

General announcements

Based on the recommendations of the Committee for the Follow-up of Preventive Measures and Procedures for Coronavirus No. 710 / AJAD on 10/30/2020, the Ministry of Interior and Municipalities issued Resolution No. 1358 on 11/1/2020 regarding the continued closure of some villages and towns due to the high number of infections. Corona virus in it. The decision stated the following: • Determining the times of exit and entry to the streets and roads in all Lebanese regions covered and not covered by the closure decision • The continued closure of bars, cabarets, and nightclubs, and the banning of public and private parties, social events and gatherings on the entire Lebanese territory, and permission for restaurants and cafes, provided that they do not exceed 50% of the absorption rate and adhere to health conditions (safe distance, not overcrowding) • When necessary, citizens are obliged to wear a mask to cover the nose and mouth when traveling and to adhere to health conditions (safe distance, not overcrowding) • It is exclusively for the Minister of Education and Higher Education to take the decision to open or close educational institutions and administrative units • Determining the number of people traveling in public and private means of transport with the obligation to wear masks for the driver and passengers Other measures:

- Full closure of the towns mentioned in the decision starting from 5:00 a.m. on Monday 11/2/2020 until 5:00 a.m. on Monday 9/11/2020 - To suspend work in all official and private institutions located within the scope of these villages and towns, with the exception of institutions and departments of the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, according to what the Minister deems appropriate. - Coordination with the religious authorities in terms of closing places of worship and canceling religious events

• Excluding some sectors and employees from the decision, with the necessity to keep the job card in order to present it when necessary Assigning governors to: - Determine the municipal zone in the received towns Take the necessary measures to implement this decision and request the support of the General Directorate of Internal Security, when necessary - Emphasize on citizens the need to adhere to public safety procedures and to adhere to wearing a mask when traveling in case of necessity - Assigning the district attorneys to instruct the mayors to review the lists of positive cases on the IMPACT platform daily and coordinate with the judiciary doctor and the Lebanese Red Cross to take the appropriate decision

• Assigning the General Directorate of Internal Security Forces to strictly enforce this decision and suppress violations of public mobilization decisions, and to organize arrest records against violators.

Note: The decisions can be found at www.drm.pcm.gov.lb

Examples of lack of adherence to safety measures

Failure of some municipalities to abide by the Ministry of Interior and Municipalities Decision No. 1025/2020 related to the closure of towns that have a high risk of the spread of the epidemic.

• Demand gatherings and demonstrations.

• Failure to comply with the preventive measures and procedures required in several stores and markets (putting on a muzzle or face mask, sterilizing hands, maintaining a safe distance).

• Non-compliance with the 50% occupancy rate in several restaurants and amusement game centers.

• Gatherings for social events.

• Failure of those in contact with confirmed cases to adhere to home isolation procedures until the results of the laboratory tests are issued.

If you feel any symptoms, call directly the hotline of the Ministry of Public Health: 1214 or 01/594459

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 Hospital Sacre Coeur 11 Hospital Bahman 10 Beirut International Airport 5 Hospital American university 3 Hospital Saint Georges Orthodoxe 1 Fontana Laboratories 1 Mashrek Medical Diagnostic Center MDC 1

Number of positive cases without specifying the place of residence Laboratory/Hospitals Cases Hospital Bahman 21 Hospital Sacre Coeur 14 Mashrek Medical Diagnostic Center MDC 7 Beirut International Airport 5 Hospital American university 5 Hadi Laboratory/ Haret Hreik 3 Hospital Ain wa Zain 3 Hospital Nabatieh Nabih Berry Gov 3 Hospital Mont liban 1 Hospital Saint Georges Orthodoxe 1 Fontana Laboratories 1 Hospital Ragheb Harb 1 Hospital Hammoud / Saida 1

Number of positive cases without a phone number Laboratory/Hospitals Cases N/A N/A

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