National Operations Room Daily Report on COVID-19

Saturday, October 17, 2020 Report #213 Time Published: 10:30 PM

Number of Cases by Location

• 10,356 case is Under investigation

Beirut 123 Chouf 52 Kesrwen 125 Matn 201 Ain Mrayseih 2 Saadeiyat 1 Jouneih Sarba 9 Burj Hamoud 13 Ras 1 Naameih 1 Jouneih 3 Nabaa 1 Manara 1 Haret Naameih 1 Zouk Mkayel 12 10 Raouchi 2 Chihm 10 Nahr kalb 1 Hourch Tabet 1 Hamra 8 Mazbut 1 Jouneih Ghader 8 Jdeidet Matn 4 Msaytbeh 6 Ketrmaya 1 Zouk Mosbah 11 Bouchreih 17 Mar Elias 3 Sibline 4 Adonis 9 Doura 7 Talet Khayat 6 Barja 7 Haret Sakher 2 Rawda 4 Dar Fatwa 1 Jeyyeh 5 Sahel Aalma 6 Sad Bochreih 4 Msanaa 3 Zaarouriyh 1 Kfar Yassin 2 Sabteih 2 Zaref 2 Der Qamar 1 5 Dekawneh 15 Marzraa 6 Ain Zahlta 1 Adma w Dafna 6 Antilias 11 Burj Abi Haidar 7 Al Qreifah 1 Al Safra 4 Jel Deib 2 Basta Fawqa 3 Beqaata 1 Al Bwar 2 Naqash 3 Tareq 8 Aamatour 1 Al Aaqeibah 1 13 Hourch Beirut 1 Al Barouk 1 Naher Ibrahim 1 Bellevue 1 Ras Nabeaa 8 Others 14 Aajaltun 5 Dbeih 2 Basta Tahta 3 Aleyh 71 Al Balounah 6 Mansouryyeh 10 Geitawi 1 Al Aamrsoun 3 Al Sohayela 7 Dechouaayeh 2 Mar Mkhayel 3 Hay Selum 9 Ain Al Reyhani 1 8 Ashrafeih 13 Khaldeh 1 Deir Hrash 1 7 Aadleih 1 Al Oumaraa 17 Jaaeitah 2 Roumeih 2 Others 35 Aramoun 12 1 4 231 Monsah 1 Ghazeir 2 Msaytbeh 1 Chiah 26 Bchamoun 4 Kfar Habeib 2 Rabeih 3 Jnah 3 Bleibel 1 Ghousta 1 Beit Chaar 2 Ouzaai 8 Houmal 1 Meaarab 1 Mazret Yachoua 5 Beir Hasan 1 Aley 1 Al Kafour 1 Zakaryet 2 Madini Reyadeh 1 Kahali 1 Ghadrasa 1 Bekfaya 5 Ghobeirh 8 Al Qamteih 1 Al Namurah 1 Hamalya 1 Ain Rmeinh 7 Ain Al Jdeideh 1 Al Maysrah 1 Al Aatchanah 1 Furn Chebik 2 Aitat 1 Zaitun 2 Al Freika 1 31 Baysour 2 Aachqout 1 Qarnet Hamra 1 Laylakeh 7 Majdleya 1 1 Broumanh 2 Burj Brajneih 30 Bahmdun Dayaa 2 Others 6 Jourat Blat 1 Mrayjeih 15 Majdel Baana 1 Saida 58 Beit Meri 3 Tahwetet Ghadir 3 Bedghan 1 Old Saida 12 Daher Sawan 1 Baabda 5 Al Aazouneih 1 Braimeh 3 Dwar 1 Hazmeih 7 Others 9 Helalyh 3 Majdel Tarchich 3 Hadath 29 Akkar 29 Haret Saida 3 Others 25 KfarChima 4 Halba 1 Ain Helwi 5 Bnt Jbeil 8 Wadi Chahrour 1 Mineyara 1 3 Ainaata 1 Bsaaba 2 Burj Al Arab 1 Abra 4 Ain Ebel 1 Others 40 Aabbas Gharbeih 1 Qrayeh 1 Tebneen 1 16 Abbas Al Sharqieh 1 Bqousta 2 Safd Al Batiekh 1 Batoun 4 Khreibt Al Jendeh 1 Ghazeih 2 Haresa 3 Tehoum 1 Beit Al Haj 1 Darb Seim 1 Others 1 Kfar Abeid 1 Nahr Bared 1 Khrayeb 4 Marjeyoun 5 1 Qobeyaat 1 Zeraryeih 1 Balta 1 Jeran Batrun 1 Rahbeih 2 1 Qlayaah 1 BejdarFeil 1 Al Qobeyat 2 Sarafnd 2 Kfar Kela 1 Daal 1 Kram Zebdein 1 Sakhsakheh 1 Markaba 1 5 Others 15 Hajeih 3 Majdl Slem 1 Others 1 Jezzine 1 Kfar Hata 1 Louaizeh 1 Others 6

Aleyh 55 Zahleh 75 Beqaa Gharby 37 Tyre 25 Jbeil 11 Al Rasiyeh 3 Kfaraya 1 Tyre 1 Balta 3 Al Maalaqa 6 Ghazeh 1 Tyre Al Bous 1 Edeih 1 Houch Oumaraa 3 Manara Hamah 1 Burj Al Chamleh 2 Aamchit 8 Zahleh Aradi 5 Souwayreh 1 Der Qanun Al Ain 2 Halat 5 Ferzol 2 Marej 2 Joueyah 1 Fedra 3 Ablah 3 Others 2 Maarakah 1 Al Mansouf 1 Al Rim 2 2 Maaroub 1 Aalmat 1 Neyha 1 Ras Al Ain 1 Sedeqeen 1 Chekhnaya 2 Ksara 2 Nahleh 1 Chahbeih 1 Mechmeich 1 Wadi Al Aarech 7 Maqnaah 1 Toura 1 Aanaya 2 Taalabyha 2 Nabi Othman 1 Serefa 1 Lahfad 1 Jdeita 2 Labouh 1 Bayadah 2 Mayfouq 1 Saadnail 3 Youneein 1 Others 10 Bahdeidat 1 Qam Elias 3 Bednail 1 Nabateih 32 Bajeiyh 1 Burj Elias 8 Kasrnaba 1 Kfar Rouman 1 Hboub 2 Majdel Anjar 2 Temnein Fawqa 1 Choukeen 1 Gharfeen 1 Reyaaq 4 Houch Rafqa 1 Hbouch 2 Fghal 1 Ali Al Nahre 1 Tmnein Tahta 1 Kfar Tebneit 1 Yanouh 2 Al Reaayet 1 Taraya 1 Kfour 1 Tarteij 3 Kfar Zbeid 2 Seraain Tahta 1 Charqieh 3 Others 4 Others 13 Nabi Chit 2 Toul 1 Koura 6 26 Breital 2 Noumyyreh 1 1 Tripoli Zaitun 2 Others 10 Dweir 1 Kfar Qaheil 1 Al Hadadein 1 2 Ensar 1 Deduh 2 Bab Rmal 2 Hermil 2 Qasseyba 3 Others 2 Al Qobeih 2 Rashya 2 Qaaqaayeih Jesr 2 Zaghrta 20 Al Zahreih 1 Rashya Wadi 1 Yahmeir 1 Zaghrta 8 Al Tebineh 1 Aeyhaa 1 Others 13 Kfar Dalqous 1 Minaa Tripoli 1 Hasbaya 6 Harif 1 Beduawi 1 Hasbaya 2 Kram Seduh 1 Others 15 Fardeis 1 Others 9 Hembaryeh 1 Memeis 2

Others 195

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

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

Occupancy rate of isolation centers for cases infected with Coronavirus

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 between the National Committee for Follow-up of Preventive Measures and Measures to Confront the Coronavirus and Governors and Municipalities, the United Nations Development Program, the World Health Organization, UNICEF, the Ministry of Public Health, the Syndicate of Nurses in Lebanon and the Syndicate of Specialists in Social Work.

Cases per day

The percentage of positive cases out of the number of daily checks (4-17 October 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 Haroun Maten Male 62 Yes Mar Youssef Maten Male 80 Yes Mar Youssef Maten Male 84 Yes Tripoli Gov Hospital Zgharta Male 71 Yes AUBMC Saida Male 48 Yes AUBMC Beirut Male 67 Yes Berri Gov Hospital Saida Male 67 Yes RHUH Beirut Female 79 Yes

Distribution of cases by nationality

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

Exposure Distribution according to gender

Distribution by age

Decisions and actions taken – 10/17/2020

Ministry of Public Health

Within the framework of implementing its strategy to increase the number of intensive care beds, the Ministry clarified that the percentage of those in need of intensive care in Lebanon ranged between five and six per thousand, but the danger is the limited number of intensive care beds, as the Ministry was able to add 61 beds in the last two weeks in government hospitals In various Lebanese regions.

Arriving from Company Flight Number Number of Positive Cases N/A

Total

Lebanese Red Cross

235,498 Number of PCR 50,690 Number of 48 ambulance 6,495 cases (1282 New) tests (993 New) additional centers (53 New) transferred to transferred to ambulance hospitals laboratories centers ready to respond 166 Number of 1,498 Number of 8,760 86,470 number of volunteers trained total (537 New) those trained to paramedics number of benefiting from transfer PCR respondents awareness tests *sessions 967 The number of 291 550 8,646 university Number of 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 1,429 Number of 128,772 1,242,780 total 639 (2 New) beneficiaries (33061 distriibuted ( 3 New) number of from New) Number of posters, rpisons that educational distributed brochures, have been electronic equipment and flyers disinfected platforms on covid19 COVID-19 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 2 records since 03/08/2020 preventive measures) Written records of persons violating the decision to wear a mask 12 Beirut 21,022 Written records of people violating the general mobilization 339 Mount Leb 19,872 decision (Aragil* and social distancing) Total 353 Beqaa 8,446 North 7,439 Beirut Mount Leb Beqaa North South South 7,498 72 122 54 17 88 Total 64,277

General Directorate of State Security

- Reporting the decision of the municipality of Machghara in the western Bekaa district in the town’s stone on 17 and 10/18/2020 due to the high number of infected cases in the town.

- Reporting the closure of Aley based on the decision of the Governor of Mount Lebanon, who canceled all kinds of parties and closed all cafes, restaurants, express stores, shops, children's games centers, electronic games, public halls, sports clubs, shops and institutions except for ovens, dispensaries, centers for selling medical drugs, and warehouses for fuel and gas distribution.

- 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 40% 50% 60% 35% 40% 65% N/A 35%

General Directorate of General Security

- 4 new injuries were reported among members of the security forces.

-Reporting 3 new deaths due to the Corona virus.

-Reporting on a decision issued by the Governor of Mount Lebanon No. 348/2020 related to emergency measures to be taken in Aley city to limit the spread of the Coronavirus in it.

- Reporting the visit of the Minister of Public Health to the Al Masnaa border center, where he inspected the procedures in place by the Ministry and Doctors Without Borders, in coordination with the General Directorate of Public Security, in relation to examinations for arrivals, in addition to the procedures for preparing to face the next stage.

- 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

Anqat, Al-Majdal, Al-Kobayat, Aboudieh, Chakra, Yatar, Ketarmaya, Mazboud, Shehim, Barja, Jadra, Jiyeh, Arabsalim, Mims, Bhamdoun, Azounieh, Kahala, Souk Damour, Naameh, Haret Al Naameh, Kfar Rahim, Deir El Gharb, Ain Dara, Aley. El Qamar, Batlloun, Batma, Niha, and Al Warhaniya

- 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 40 Number of Flights 37

Number of Departing Individuals 4,433 Number of Arrivals 3,890

Port Entered Left Import Direction # Export Direction # Beirut Containers 1 Tripoli Marble Turkey 1 Metals Turkey 1 Zahrani Oil Gas Tripoli 1 Blank 1 Chekka Blank Russia 1 Total 2 4

General announcements

Implementation of the decision issued by the Ministry of Interior and Municipalities No. 1252 on 10/13/2020 related to amending the schedul e of villages and towns that have been closed due to the high number of Coronavirus infections in them, as the towns of Naqoura, , Za'aruriya, Batroun, , - Al-Muhaidithha are canceled. Bint Jbeil, from the attached table in Resolut ion No. 1250 issued on 10/11/2020, and the towns of Bakhoun, Naameh and Haret Al-Naameh shall be added to the table attached to the decision. Provided that consideration will continue to restore the situation to normal in the closed towns and villages, based on the results of the examinations

Implementing the decision issued by the Ministry of Interior and Municipalities No. 1250 on 10/11/2020 related to the closure of some villages and towns due to the high number of cases of Coronavirus in them, based on the recommendations of the Committee for Follow -up of Measures and Preventive Measures of Coronavirus.

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

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