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Friday, February 12, 2021 Report #331 Time Published: 07:30 PM

New in the report: Recommendations issued by the meeting of the Committee for Follow-up of Preventive Measures and Procedures for Coronavirus on 2/12/2021

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Ref: Ministry of public health

Beirut 175 Baabda 423 Maten 211 Chouf 102 Keserwan 106 Aley 119 Ain Mraisseh 6 Chiyah 36 Borj Hammoud 13 Saadiyat 1 Sarba 10 El Amrousiye 9 Aub 1 Jnah 8 Nabaa 1 Yarouteh 1 Jounieh 1 Hay Es Sellom 11 Ras Beyrouth 2 Ouzaai 13 Sinn Fil 15 Chhim 22 Zouk Mkayel 13 Khaldeh 9 Manara 4 Bir Hassan 16 Horch Tabet 2 Mazboud 2 Jounieh Ghadir 6 El Oumara 18 Raoucheh 3 Madine Riyadiye 3 Jdaidet Matn 7 Marj Ketermaya 1 2 Deir Qoubel 2 Hamra 11 Ghbayreh 46 Baouchriyeh 4 Daraiya 2 Adonis 10 Aaramoun 11 Msaitbeh 6 Ain Roummane 15 Daoura 10 Ketermaya 2 Haret Sakhr 3 Bchamoun 9 Ouata Msaitbeh 2 Furn Chebbak 14 Raouda 5 Aanout 1 Sahel Aalma 1 Bdadoun 1 Mar Elias 4 Haret Hreik 61 Sad Baouchriye 4 Sibline 1 1 Aaley 12 Unesco 1 Laylakeh 13 Sabtiyeh 3 Bourjein 2 Adma Dafneh 4 Kahhaleh 3 Tallet Khayat 1 Borj Brajneh 79 Mar Roukoz 1 Barja 9 Safra 1 Qmatiyeh 1 Zarif 3 Mreijeh 35 Dekouaneh 15 Baassir 1 Bouar 5 Ain Roummane 1 Mazraa 8 Raml Aali 2 Antelias 15 Dibbiyeh 2 Aaqaybeh 3 Aaytat 1 Borj Abou Haidar 7 Tahouitat Ghadir 6 Jall Dib 6 Jiyeh 6 Aajaltoun 5 Keyfoun 5 Basta Faouqa 4 Baabda 4 Naqqach 7 Jadra 3 2 Bayssour 2 Malaab Baladi 1 Hazmiyeh 2 Zalqa 4 Ouadi Zayni 5 Shayleh 2 Mejdlaiya 2 Tariq Jdideh 24 Fayadiyeh 1 Byaqout 2 Dahr Mghara 1 Daraiya 1 Ain Ksour 1 Ras Nabaa 9 Hadath 46 Dbayeh 12 Rmeileh 1 Ain Rihaneh 1 Aabey 1 Basta Tahta 5 Louayzeh 4 Deir Aaoukar 6 Majdalouna 1 Jaaita 4 Kfar Matta 1 Gemmaizeh 3 Kfar Chima 4 Mansouriyeh 15 Joun 1 Ghosta 1 Majdel Baana 1 Geitawi 2 Bsaba 2 Daychouniyeh 1 Mghayriyeh 5 1 Saoufar 3 Qbaiyat 1 Ras Harf 4 Fanar 4 Bsaba 6 Harharaya 1 Charoun 1 Mar Mikhayel 1 Aabadiyeh 1 Ain Saadeh 2 Semqaniyeh 3 Bzoummar 1 Ighmid 1 Rmeil 1 Ras Matn 1 Roumieh 1 Kfar Him 1 Nammoura 1 Other 13 Achrafiyeh 27 Chouit 1 Bsalim 4 Mghayreh 1 1 Tripoli 112 Aadlyeh 1 Salima 2 Mtayleb 3 Ain Zhalta 1 Chahtoul 7 Ez Zeitoun 7 Corniche Nahr 1 Bmaryam 1 Rabiyeh 1 Baaqline 6 Jouret Termos 1 Bab Er Raml 1 Other 36 Other 3 Qorne Chehuane 5 Ainbal 1 Qleiaat 3 Trablous Et Tall 6 Zahle 95 Batroun 12 Raboueh 2 Jahliyeh 2 Aachqout 3 El Qoubbeh 17 El Midane 2 Batroun 4 Beit Ech Chaar 4 Beqaata 1 Faytroun 3 Et Tabbaneh 7 Haouch Zaraneh 1 Chikka 4 Dik Mehdi 4 Niha 2 Raachine 2 Trablous Jardins 7 Er Rassiyeh 1 Racha 1 Ain Aar 1 Aammatour 1 Kfar Dibiane 2 Mina 4 El Berbara 1 Qraiyeh 1 Mazrat Yachoua 2 Kahlouniyeh 1 1 Qalamoun 4 El Maallaqa 1 Ras Nahhach 1 Zakrit 1 Zaarour 1 1 Beddaoui 6 Karak Nouh 7 Tanurine Faouqa 1 Mar Boutros 1 Kfar Nabrakh 1 Other 2 Camp Beddaoui 1 Zahleh Aradi 2 Akkar 156 Beit Chabab 2 Mristi 1 Jbeil 56 Other 52 Mar Elias 1 Halba 12 Ain Kharroubeh 1 Jbaa 1 Jbayl 21 Koura 20 Fourzol 2 Cheikh Taba 1 Broummana 4 Other 2 Mastita 2 Amioun 1 Hazerta 2 Daoura 6 Qenabe Bromana 1 Baalback 220 Eddeh 1 Kfar Aaqqa 3 Ablah 3 Zouarib 1 Mar Chaaya 1 Baalbek 71 Aamchit 9 Bsarma 2 Niha 1 Minyara 5 Beit Meri 2 Ain Bourday 1 Kfar Sala 2 Kousba 4 Ksara 6 Machha 2 Dahr Souane 1 Douris 13 Halate 2 Kfar Qahel 1 Ouadi Arayech 1 Hayzouq 2 Mrouj 4 Iaat 5 Sar 1 Kefraiya 1 Chtaura 3 Borj El Aarab 1 Ain Sindianeh 1 Nahleh 1 Berbara 1 Deddeh 2 Taalabaya 12 Tikrit 1 Khinchara 1 Majdaloun 1 Ehmej 2 Enfeh 1 Jdita 1 Aaiyat 1 2 Maqneh 3 Aannaya 1 Ras Masqa 1 Saadnayel 3 Bezbina 1 Dhour Choueir 1 Kfar Dane 1 Mchane 2 Barsa 1 Qabb Elias 6 Aakkar Aatiqa 13 Chouaya 2 Hadath 2 Lehfed 1 Nakhleh 1 Barr Elias 4 Mrah Aakkar 1 Faouar 2 Ras Baalbek 1 Adonis 2 Other 2 Majdel Aanjar 9 Koueikhat 7 Baskinta 3 Ain 2 Brayj 1 Zgharta 72 Riyaq 8 Hayssa 1 Bchareh 3 Jabbouleh 1 Chamate 1 Zgharta 20 Aali En Nahri 6 Tall Meaayane 1 Bcharreh 2 Nabi Osmane 3 Hboub 2 Kfar Dlaqous 3 Hoshmosh 1 Tall Hmayra 2 Bazaaoun 1 Ras Balbek Charqi 2 Dmalsa 1 Rachaaine 6 Qoussaya 1 Aabboudiyeh 1 Mineh denieh 58 Laboueh 12 Ghabat 1 Ardeh 2 Haret El Fikani 1 Aarida 1 Deir Aammar 7 Taoufiqiyeh 1 Other 3 Harf 2 Terbol 2 Bebnine 1 Minieh 9 Zabboud 1 Sour 273 Mِejdlaiya 12 Dalhamiyeh 1 Mhammara 4 Rihaniyeh 1 Hlabta 2 Sour 73 Haret Jdideh 1 Kfar Zabad 3 Nahr El Bared 5 Bhannine 1 Moqraq 1 Sour El Bass 3 Haret Faouar 1 Other 3 Aabdeh 2 Sir Danniyeh 3 Nabha Damdoum 2 Jall El Bahr 3 Aalma 1 West Bekaa 31 Berqayel 3 Aassoun 2 Chaat 5 Er Rachidiyeh 5 Kfar Zeina 1 Machghara 3 Dinbou 4 Qattine 2 Younine 3 Maachouq 2 Bchannine 1 Kamed Laouz 3 Habchit 1 Bqarsouna 1 Deir El Ahmar 1 Borj Chemali 34 Daraiya 1 Baaloul 1 Hrar 1 Mrah Sfireh 1 Yammouneh 1 Batoulay 1 Ehden 1 Khiara 1 Hmaireh 2 Ain Et Tineh 1 Bednayel 4 Der Qanun Ain 3 Kfar Sghab 1 Qaraaoun 1 Jdaidet Qaytea 2 Sfireh 1 Qsarnaba 3 Smaiyeh 3 Aytou 1 Manara 2 Michmich 1 Qarsaita 1 Temnine Faoqa 7 Jouaiya 2 Miziara 1 Saouiri 3 Fnaydeq 2 Btermaz 1 Beit Chama 2 Mjadel 7 Harf 1 Sohmor 7 Majdala 1 Harf Es Sayad 2 Haouch Rafqa 8 Aaytit 3 Seraal 3 Yohmor 1 Rahbeh 2 Karm El Mohr 1 Temnine Tahta 7 Ouadi Jilo 1 Miriata 3 Qelaya 3 Ouadi Jamous 1 Haouara 1 Chmistar 6 Yanouh 2 Mazrat Hraiqes 1 Other 6 Sindianet Zedane 1 Kfar Chellane 1 Haouch Nabi 3 Baflay 2 Other 9 Saida 229 Qsair 1 Kfar Habou 1 Haouch Snaid 1 Barich 2 Rachaya 23 Saida Qadime 29 Bireh 2 Bakhaaoun 14 Taraya 2 Qana 3 Rachaya Faouqa 2 Saida El Kechek 1 Khirbet Daoud 1 Haqlit 1 Seraaine Tahta 1 Maarakeh 18 Aqabet Rachaya 1 Maksar Abed 1 Khirbet Char 1 Other 6 Hizzine 1 Maaroub 2 Tannoura 3 Bramiyeh 3 Berbara 1 Nabatieh 237 Khodr 3 Saddiqine 4 Kfar Denis 6 Hlaliyeh 1 Chadra 2 Nabatiye Tahta 11 Sifri 1 Ain Baal 4 Ain Horcheh 1 Qiyaa 1 Machta Hassan 1 Nabatiye Faouqa 1 Nabi Chit 7 Hmairi Sour 2 Rafid 1 Haret Saida 7 Deir Jannine 2 Kfar Jaouz 1 Haour Taala 3 Bazouriyeh 3 Bireh 2 Miyeh Miyeh 5 Douair Adouiye 1 Zibdine 4 Brital 9 Hanaouay 1 Ain Aata 1 Ain El Heloueh 21 Sfinet Draib 1 Kfar Roummane 12 Khreibeh 1 Deir Kifa 3 Bakka 4 Majdelyoun 1 Rihaniyeh 1 Choukine 1 Bouday 1 Tayr Debba 6 Aayta Foukhar 1 Aabra 1 Qbaiyat 1 Habbouch 6 Aallaq Et Tell 1 Chehabiyeh 13 Other 1 Ref : Ministry of Public Health All reports and related decisions can be found at: http://drm.pcm.gov.lb Or social media @DRM_Lebanon

Bqosta 2 Aandqet 12 Kfar Tibnit 7 Ham 3 Arzoun 2 Marjeyoun 33 Ain Ed Delb 1 Ouadi Khaled 2 Kfour 5 Other 10 Toura 3 Marjaayoun 1 Ghaziyeh 6 Other 34 Ain Bou Souar 2 Hermel 20 Der Qanun Nahr 3 Dibbine 2 Maghdoucheh 3 Bint Jbeil 50 Kfar Fila 1 Hermel 15 Srifa 6 Ibl Es Saqi 1 Qennarit 4 Bent Jbayl 6 Houmine Faouqa 2 Bdayta 1 Aabbassiyeh 2 Qlaiaa 2 Matariyet Chumar 1 Aaynata 1 Aarab Salim 10 Qasr 3 Chaaitiyeh 12 Khiyam 1 Arzai 2 Ain Ebel 2 Houmine Tahta 1 Ras Balbek Gharbi 1 Malkiyet Sahel 1 Kfar Kila 3 Kharayeb 9 Aaytaroun 1 Zefta 4 Jezzine 14 Jbal El Botm 2 Deir Siriane 1 Zrariyeh 10 Yaroun 1 Deir Zahrani 9 Jezzine 2 Borj Rahhal 3 Taybeh 3 Aadloun 3 Rmaych 1 Charqiyeh 8 Ain Majdalayne 1 Chihine 2 Houla 4 Insariyeh 1 Aayta Ech Chaab 3 Toul 6 Harf 2 Zebqine 2 Markaba 1 Mazraat Sinai 3 Jmaijmeh 2 Nmairiyeh 2 Ain El Mir 1 Qlaileh 6 Meiss Ej Jabal 6 Loubieh 3 Aayta Jabal 1 Harouf 27 Bayssour 1 Qasmiyeh 1 Qabrikha 2 Sarafand 18 Baraachit 3 Douair 19 Kfar Jarra 4 Jibbain 5 Qantara 1 Mazrat Khazarane 1 Haddatha 3 Jibchit 22 Anane 1 Tayr Harfa 3 Majdel Selm 1 Qaqaiyet Snaobar 1 Khirbet Selm 4 Mayfadoun 3 Rihane 1 Biyada 4 Souaneh 1 Kaotariye Siyad 2 Hariss 5 Aadchit Chqif 8 Other 1 Boustane 1 Touline 2 Teffahta 2 Kfar Dounine 2 Aabba 4 Hasbaya 17 Dhayra 1 Blida 1 Saksakiyeh 8 Tiri 1 Kfar Dejjal 1 Hasbaiya 6 Other 9 Merouaniyeh 2 Qalaouiyeh 2 Insar 7 Chebaa 3 Other 67 Maamriye 1 Borj Qalaouiy 3 Zaoutar Gharbiye 1 Hilta 5 Najjariyeh 3 Rachaf 1 Zaoutar Charqiye 3 Khalouat 1 Erkay 2 Froun 1 Qsaibeh 9 Other 2 Bnaafoul 1 Yater 2 Arnoun 1 Aanqoun 11 Beit Lif 4 Qaaqaiyet Jisr 3 Kfar Beit 1 Other 1 Braiqeaa 1 Kfar Hatta 26 Kfar Sir 4 Kfar Melki 3 Yohmor 5 Other 28 Sir Gharbiyeh 3 Other 23

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

Hospital Residence Gender Age Chronic Yousef Mar Maten Male 41 Yes Tripoli Gov Tripoli Female 42 Yes Ftouh Keserwan Keserwan Male 44 Yes Saydet Zgharta Zgharta Male 45 No Saydet Lobnan Keserwan Male 46 Yes Khalaf Akkar Male 55 Yes Saint George Aley Male 57 Yes Geataoui Beirut Male 59 No Tripoli Gov Tripoli Female 59 Yes

AUBMC Beirut Male 59 Yes Rahhal Akkar Female 61 Yes Mount Baabda Female 63 Yes Mar Yousef Maten Male 63 Yes Baalback Gov Baalback Female 67 Yes Mount Lebanon Keserwan Male 67 Yes Hotel Dieu Jbeil Male 70 Yes Saydet Lobnan Keserwan Female 71 No Saydet Zgharta Zgharta Female 71 Yes El Nini Koura Female 73 Yes Family Medicine Minieh Denieh Female 74 Yes Notre Damme Keserwan Male 74 Yes Notre Damme Keserwan Female 75 Yes Famliy Medicine Minieh Denieh Male 75 Yes Boroj Aley Female 75 Yes Serhal Maten Female 76 No Baalback Gov Baalback Male 76 Yes Khalaf Nabatieh Male 76 Yes Belveu Maten Male 77 No Islamic Beirut Female 77 Yes AUBMC Beirut Male 77 Yes El Nini Tripoli Male 77 Yes Chtura Zahle Male 77 Yes Tebnine Gov Marjeyoun Male 78 Yes Haroun Maten Male 78 Yes Saydet Lobnan Jezzine Female 79 Yes Mount Lebanon Baabda Male 79 Yes Sacre Couer Baabda Female 80 Yes Harire Gov Baabda Female 81 Yes Tebnine Gov Marjeyoun Male 83 Yes Chtura Rachaya Male 84 No Keserwan Center Keserwan Female 85 Yes Mar Yousef Maten Male 85 Yes Jabal Aamel Sour Male 85 Yes Tripoli Gov Tripoli Male 85 Yes Saydet Lobnan Keserwan Male 85 Yes Daher Bachek Maten Male 88 Yes Machrek Baabda Male 89 No Home Maten Female 90 Yes Saydet Lobnan Keserwan Male 91 No

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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

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 Lebanon, and the Syndicate of Specialists in Social Work

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Ministry of Public Health

-The Ministry of Public Health stated that the Covid vaccine will arrive to Lebanon on Saturday 13/2/2021, provided that the vaccination for the first category beneficiaries of the first phase will begin according to the ministry’s plan on Sunday 14/2/2021.

- The Minister of Public Health and the Minister of Education announced in a joint press conference that the educational sector comes in priority after the health sector, as the health plan was presented to keep pace with the partial and gradual opening of the educational sector that starts from taking basic preventive measures in schools and colleges from the use of masks and the separation between people and sterilization, in addition to the mechanism for reporting cases, whether between students, teachers, or the administrative body and contacts.

-The Minister of Public Health announced that international partner organizations of the Ministry of Public Health have provided eighty thousand Antigen Rapid Tests to serve and protect the educational sector. He also announced the initiative of the Lebanese University to cover the age groups above sixteen years with the vaccine, i.e. high school students, by providing fifty thousand vaccines from AstraZeneca for the public and private educational sectors.

- The Ministry of Public Health will hold intensive meetings to discuss the preparedness of the centers from which the vaccination campaign will start next Monday and the mechanism of linking these centers electronically with the vaccine registration platform, in addition to the preparations of the field, monitoring and logistical teams that will accompany and handle the vaccination operations.

- The Ministry of Public Health reported that PCR tests had been completed for flights that arrived to Beirut and were conducted at the airport on February 9th, when twelve (12) positive cases were recorded, distributed over the following flights:

Destination Num cases Flight num Company Doha 2 416 Qatar Airways Yerevan 2 276 MEA Francfort 1 218 MEA Dubai 1 953 UAE Istanbul 1 826 Turkish Adana 1 7836 AJ Istanbul 4 286 MEA Total 12

Lebanese Red Cross

Cases transferred 18,8690 Ambulance 48 Number of 74,430 Number of PCR tests 241,165 to the hospital (123 New) centers additional (48 New) transferred to ambulance centers laboratories ready to respond

Number of being 143,896 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

1,254 Total distributed 1,274,023 271,158 Number of 5,981 (4 new) posters, beneficiaries from (16 New) Number of prisons Number of brochures, and educational electronic that has been distributed flyers on platformsCOVID-19 disinfected equipment covid19 prevention

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 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

- Carrying out patrols, setting up circumstantial checkpoints and fixed and mobile control points in various regions, and drafting arrest reports against violators of general mobilization decisions, as their number since 01/14/2021 to date reached 27,577 minutes.

- 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 15 since 03/08/2020 Written records of persons that violate curfew decision 330 Written records of persons violating the decision to wear a mask 48 Beirut 47,460 Mount Leb 59,413 Total 393 Beqaa 23,149 North 19,585 Beirut Mount Leb Beqaa North South South 19,741 95 137 88 32 41 Total 169,348

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.

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

- Reporting demand gatherings, road blockages, and problems in Beirut and the various Lebanese regions.

- The statement of the resumption of work in the offices of the Sickness and Maternity Guarantee Fund for all transactions and submissions based on the circular issued by the Director Dr. Ghazi Kanso.

- 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% 50% 45% 38% 45% 55% 40% 45%

Ministry of Public Works and Transportation Beirut Rafic Harriri International Airport: Departing Flights Arriving Flights Number of Flights 41 Number of Flights 40

Number of Departing Individuals 3025 Number of Arrivals 2893

Ports: Port Entered Left Export Direction # Import Direction # Beirut Containers Port Saiid 1 Containers Port Saiid 1 Ref : Ministry of Public Health All reports and related decisions can be found at: http://drm.pcm.gov.lb Or social media @DRM_Lebanon

Chemicals Iskandaron 1 Empty KOPER 1 Empty Iskandariyah 1 Diesel Zouk 1 Tripoli Trucks Tasoco 1 Empty Turkey 1 Salt Al Aarich 1 Corn Ukraine 1 Total 5 5

General Decisions / Announcements

- The meeting of the Committee for Follow-up of Preventive Measures and Procedures for Coronavirus, which was held on Friday 12/2/2021, issued the following recommendations: • Amending the proposed preventive health protocol for the commercial sector as follows: ✓ Carry out a periodic PCR examination for all employees working in the commercial sector when it is reopened. ✓ Emphasizing that all customers must possess a transfer permit from the IMPACT platform before they shop in the store. ✓ Forming a working group that includes a representative of the Committee on Preventive Measures and Measures to Confront the Coronavirus, and representatives of the Beirut Merchants Association, associations, committees and trade unions and the Federation of Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture in Lebanon to develop an implementation mechanism for the proposed protocol and the time frame for its implementation.

• The Ministry of Economy and Trade, in coordination with the Ministry of Finance, work to develop a financial stimulus plan for the commercial sector in light of the losses it suffered as a result of the Corona epidemic.

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

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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

The Follow-up Committee on Preventive Measures and Procedures for Coronavirus, which was held on 02/05/2021 at 10:00 am headed by Major General Mahmoud Al-Asmar, issued recommendations to adopt a plan to open the specified sectors in four phases, separating each phase from another two weeks, provided that the first phase begins on 02/08/2021 while maintaining the curfew 24/7. During this stage, health indicators of the spread of the epidemic will be evaluated continuously.

- The Presidency of the Council of Ministers issued Resolution No. 46 / PM on 21/2/2021 based on the recommendation of the Ministerial Committee in charge of following up on the issue of preventive measures and procedures for the Coronavirus in its meeting on January 21/2021, where the President of the Republic and the Prime Minister decided to give an exceptional approval to extend the full closure decision No. 26 / PM on 11/1/2021 until 5 a.m. on Monday corresponding to 8/2/2021. The exceptions or some emergency and new cases are reconsidered according to a decision issued by the Chairman of the Council Ministers after consulting the concerned ministers and based on a request submitted to the National Operations Room at the Presidency of the Council of Ministers by text message on the number 1120 or through the website covid.pcm.gov.lb or through a special application created for this purpose. - The National Operations Chamber, and based on Decision No. 26 / M on 11/1/2021, issued the electronic guide for submitting a request for a special exit permit under the general closure from 01/14/2021 to 01/25/2021 for the persons included Those who are not included in the exceptions to the full closure decision by filling out the form via the website covid.pcm.gov.lb or by sending a text message to 1120 including the full name, the judiciary, and the option number from the specified list With the exception of the employees of the General Directorate of the Presidency of the Republic, the General Secretariat for the Presidency of the House of Representatives, the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, the Ministries of National Defense and the Interior, Municipalities, Military, Health and Pharmacist Sectors, Workers in the Diplomatic Corps, United Nations Members, Media and Media Personnel The full manual can be found at: http://drm.pcm.gov.lb

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 32 BRD003-Saint Joseph, Achrafieh 7 BRH637-Hospital Haddad des Soeurs du Rosaire 3 SDL002-Family Medical Laboratories 3 NBH316-Hospital Ragheb Harb 2 BDH562-Hospital Mont liban 1 BRH610-Hospital American university 1 BRH626-Hotel Dieu de France 1 BRH639-Hospital Saint Georges Orthodoxe 1 MTH548-Hospital Serhal / Rabieh 1

Number of positive cases without specifying the place of residence

Laboratory/Hospitals Cases BDH505-Rafic Hariri University hospital 32 NBH316-Hospital Ragheb Harb 15 BRD003-Saint Joseph, Achrafieh 8 SDH418-Hospital Hammoud / Saida 5 BRH630-Hospital Geitawi 4 SDL001- Al Karim Medical Lab 4 BRH637-Hospital Haddad des Soeurs du Rosaire 3 NBH301-Hospital Nabatieh Nabih Berry 3 SDL002-Family Medical Laboratories 3 TRH125-Hospital Mazloum 3 MTH548-Hospital Serhal / Rabieh 2 NBL002- Salam Laboratories 2 SRL001 - Mashrek Medical Diagnostic Center MDC 2 BDH562-Hospital Mont liban 1 BRH610-Hospital American university 1 BRH626-Hotel Dieu de France 1 BRH639-Hospital Saint Georges Orthodox 1

Number of positive cases without a phone number Laboratory/Hospitals Cases TRH130-Hospital Nini 3 BDH501-Hospital Baabda Gov 1 BRH626-Hotel Dieu de France 1 SDL002-Family Medical Laboratories 1

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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 طرابلس مستشفى طرابلس الحكومي Tripoli Governmental البترون مستشفى البترون الحكومي Batroun Governmental كسروان مستشفى فتوح كسروان الحكومي )البوار( Fetouh Keserwan النبطیة مستشفى نبیه ب ّري الحكومي الجامعي Nabih Berri Hosp تبنین مستشفى تبنین الحكومي Tebnine Governmental بنت جبیل مستشفى بنت جبیل الحكومي BintJbeil Governmental بعلبك مستشفى بعلبك الحكومي Baalback Governmental زحلة مستشفى الرئیس الیاس الهراوي الحكومي Elias Herrawi Governmental

Private Labs

الموقع المختبر بیروت مستشفى الجامعة األمیركیة 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 الوردیة Hôpital Notre-Dame du Rosaire بیروت مختبر مركز األطباء Doctors’ Center بیروت مختبر فونتانا )الحمرا( Fontana Laboratories بیروت مختبر األمن العام )العدلیة ( General Security Laboratories األشرفیة مختبرات جبر وغ ّرة Ghorra-Jabre Laboratories األشرفیة 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 األعظم Al Rassoul Al Aazam Hospital حارة حریك مستشفى بهمن Bahman Hospital حارة حریك مختبر ناشیونال دیاغنوستك سیرفس كومباني National Diagnostic Services Company (NDSC) المریجة مختبر الدكتور محمود عثمان - مركز التحالیل الطبیة 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 الهادي 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 األوسط الصحي ش.م.ل الزلقا مستشفى ھارون Haroun Hospital المنصوریة مستشفى بلفو (Bellevue Medical Center (BMC الكورة مستشفى ھیكل Haykal Albert Hôpital Ref : Ministry of Public Health All reports and related decisions can be found at: http://drm.pcm.gov.lb Or social media @DRM_Lebanon

زغرتا مركز الشمال االستشفائي (Centre Hospitalier du Nord (CHN طرابلس مستشفى المظلوم Mazloum Hospital طرابلس مستشفى المنل Al Mounla Hospital طرابلس مستشفى النیني Nini Hospital طرابلس مختبر میكروبیولوجیا الصحة والبیئة، المعهد العالي للدكتوراه، الجامعة اللبنانیة LMSE جبیل مستشفى سیدة المعونات الجامعي Secours des Dame-Notre – CHU جبیل مختبر عقیقي وبولس Boulos &Akiki Lab جونیة مختبر واكیم Wakim Centre Médical الشوف مستشفى عبن وزین Hospital Wzein Ain صیدا مستشفى حمود الجامعي UMC Hospital Hammoud صیدا مختبر الكریم (Al Karim Medical Laboratory (KML النبطیّة مستشفى الشیخ راغب حرب Hospital HarbRagheb Sheikh النبطیة مختبر الصب ّاح (SDC (Center Diagnostic Sabbah صور مستشفى جبل عامل Jabal Amel Hospital صور مختبر المشرق (Mashrek Diagnostic Center (MDC بعلبك مستشفى دار األمل الجامعي Hospital University Dar Al Amal بعلبك مختبرات العنایة الطبیة اللبوة مختبرات العنایة الطبیة زحلة مستشفى خوري Hospital General Khoury زحلة مختبر میدیكال كیر سنتر (MCC (Center Care Medical صیدا مستشفى لبیب الطبي Labib Medical Center

مختبرات المستشفياتالعسكرية بیروت المستشفى العسكري المركزي في بیروت Hôpital Central Militaire

المختبرات المؤھلة ألخذعينات "المسحات األنفية " بطريقة Drive-Thru بیروت مختبر میدیكال دیاغنوستك تریتمانت سنتر Medical Diagnostic Treatment )الحمراء( (Center (MDTC بیروت مختبر مید ال ب الحمراء – الجفینور ALS CIC SAL Med-Lab بیروت مختبرات عیتاني Itani Medical Laboratories األشرفیّة مختبر أ ب سي ABC Laboratories الشیاح مختبرات مع ّو ض الطبیة Mouawad Medical Laboratory الشیاح مختبرات الشیاح )د. فؤاد ریحان( Rihan Medical Center المنصوریّة مختبر إكسبرت الب Lab Expert بعلبك مختبر الیف الب LAB Life ریاق 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