National Operations Room Daily Report on COVID-19

Sunday, October 11, 2020 Report #207 Time Published: 10:30 PM

New in the report: - Ministry of Interior and Municipalities Decision No. 1250 of 10/11/2020 related to the closure of some villages and towns due to the high number of Coronavirus cases in their residents.

Number of Cases by Location

• 9,635 case is Under investigation

Beirut 80 Saida 75 Chouf 91 Matn 133 Ashrafieh 6 Ashrafieh 1 Barouk 12 Bouchrieh 5 Basta Fawka 2 Bqosta 2 Jiyyeh 5 Khenshara 1 Gemmayze 1 Haret Saida 2 Khreibeh 4 Dekwene 14 Hamra 7 Hababieh 1 Damour 1 Dora 3 Rmeil 1 Darb Seem 2 Semqaniyyeh 3 Rabieh 1 Raouche 4 Old Saida 10 Mgheira 1 Rabweh 5 Sanayeh 2 Dakraman 1 Mghayrieh 1 Rawda 2 Tariq Jdeedeh 8 Tanbourite 1 Naameh 3 Zalka 4 Mazraa 3 Aabra 4 Btalloun 8 Sabtieh 1 Mseitbeh 7 Aqtaneet 1 Barja 2 Atshana 1 Manara 4 2 Borjen 1 Fanar 5 Borj Abi Haidar 3 Ein El Helwe 9 Baadaran 1 Qalaa 1 Tallet Al Khayyat 5 Ein El Delb 1 Baaqleen 10 Mteileb 1 Ras Nabaa 2 2 Baqaata 4 Monteverde 2 Ras 2 Qayyaaa 2 Jadra 2 Mansouriyye 6 Ein Al Mreisseh 1 Kefraya 1 Darayya 1 Naqqash 3 Mar Elias 2 5 Sibline 1 Elissar 1 Others 20 Maghdoushe 1 Chhim 3 Antelias 6 132 Miyyeh w Miyyeh 5 Ethreen 1 Bteghreen 1 Ouzai 2 Hlalieh 1 Ein Zhalta 5 Borj Hammoud 10 Loueizy 1 Others 21 Freidees 1 Broummana 3 Arayya 1 Akkar 18 Kfarfaqoud 1 Bsalim 3 Jnah 3 Bebnin 2 Kfarnabrakh 6 Baabdat 2 8 Beit Mlat 1 Niha 1 Bekfayya 1 Hadat 16 Jdeidet Aydamoun 1 Others 13 Byaqout 2 Chiah 9 Halba 3 51 Beit Al Chaar 5 Abadieh 3 Houeish 2 1 Beit El Kukko 1 1 Rahbe 1 Btater 1 Jdeidet Metn 3 Mreije 5 Semqaniyyeh 1 1 Jal El Dib 2 1 Sheikh Mohammad 1 Bshamoun 5 Jouret Ballout 1 Borj Al Barajneh 8 Aabdeh 1 Baysour 2 Horch Tabet 1 Bsaba 2 Old Akkar 7 Hay El Sillom 9 Deir Zareya 1 Baabda 1 Fneidek 2 Khaldeh 2 Mar Roukoz 1 Bir Hassan 1 Qabeet 1 Deir Qoubel 3 Roumieh 3 9 Qbayyat 3 Al Oumara 6 Sed Bouchrieh 2 Ein Al Rimmaneh 14 Qanbar 1 Amrousieh 3 Sin El Fil 6 Forn Al Shubbak 6 Majdala 2 Saoufar 1 Dhour Chweir 1 2 Mhammara 1 Aley 4 Ein Aalak 2 Wady Shahour L Olya 1 Nahr Al Bared 4 Aramoun 5 Mar Moussa 2 Others 38 Others 5 Aitat 3 MazratYashuh 6 Zahle 39 Bcharre 1 Ein Anoub 1 Manklt Mezher 1 Ablah 3 Bcharre 1 Qmatieh 1 Others 11 Bar Elias 9 Menyeh Dunniyeh 39 Others 3 Baalbak 12 Hoch Al Oumara 1 Bhannine 1 Keserwan 13 Bednayel 2 Karak Nouh 1 Bakhoun 22 Ballouneh 2 Baalbak 2 Saadnayel 2 Kfarhabo 2 Bouar 1 Doures 1 Chtoura 3 Menyeh 9 Kaslik 1 Qaa 1 Qab Elias 6 Naby Youshaa 2 Zouk Michael 3 Nabe Sheeth 1 Ksara 1 Nemrein 2 Ajaltoun 3 Others 5 Mahdel Anjar 2 Others 1 Kfar Hbab 1 Rashaya 1 Others 11 Tyre 4 Others 2 Kfarmeshky 1 Western Beqaa 8 Bazourieh 1 Nabatieh 3 Marjeyoun 2 Saghbeen 1 Jouwaya 1 Dweir 1 Others 2 Manara (Hammara) 1 Naqoura 1 Sarba 1 Hasbaya 1 Others 6 Others 1 Others 1 Hasbaya 1

Byblos 8 Koura 13 Tripoli 85 Zgharta 11 Byblos 1 Dar Baashtar 1 Beddawy 9 Bsabaal 1 Haqel 1 Ras Masqa 2 Bsatine Al Mina 5 Darayya 1 Amshit 3 Dahr Al Ein 3 Bsatine Trablos 2 Zghorta 3 Fidar 2 Kosba 2 Tabbaneh 1 Kfarhata 1 Others 1 Nakhle 1 Zahrieh 1 Meryata 1 Batroun 4 Others 4 Qebbe 3 Others 4 Batroun 2 Mina 19 Hery 1 Others 45 Others 1 Others 168

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 (28 September to 11 October 2020)

Distribution of Active Cases by Districts

Recoveries

Distribution of deaths by Governorates

Distribution of deaths by Age

Comparison of the rate of doubling of the number of deaths in Lebanon with other countries (death doubling rate)

The distribution of the recorded deaths during the past 24 hours

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 – 10/11/2020

Ministry of Public Health

The Ministry of Public Health is following up the procedures for identifying contacts with municipalities, especially in the towns that are registering an increasing number of positive cases, in addition to organizing campaigns for conducting PCR tests in various Lebanese regions.

Arriving from Company Flight Number Number of Positive Cases N/A Total 0

Lebanese Red Cross

234,025 Number of PCR 48,439 Number of 48 ambulance 6,171 cases tests (166 New) additional centers (61 New) transferred to transferred to ambulance hospitals laboratories centers ready to respond 166 Number of 1,498 Number of 8,732 80,964 number of volunteers trained total those trained to paramedics number of benefiting from transfer PCR respondents awareness tests * sessions 967 The number of 291 550 8,601 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 4,266 Number of 95,122 1,240,561 total 606 (5 New) beneficiaries distriibuted number of from 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 0 records since 03/08/2020 preventive measures) Written records of persons violating the decision to wear a mask 0 Beirut 20,646 Written records of people violating the general mobilization 23 Mount Leb 18,917 decision (Aragil* and social distancing) Total 23 Beqaa 8,077 North 6,876 Beirut Mount Leb Beqaa North South South 6,938 0 19 0 4 0 Total 61,454

General Directorate of State Security

- The report of the closure of the Bekaa Governorate center from 10/9/2020 until 10/15/2020 after it was proven that the employees were injured. Reporting a new injury to the General Directorate of State Security, bringing the total number of cases to 62. - 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

33% 51% 55% 50% 35% 60% N/A 67%

General Directorate of General Security

Reporting a new injury among public security personnel.

- 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 Niha, Qaa al-Reem, Saadnayel, Ra'ayt, Mashghara, Rayak, Ferzol, Gaza, Mansoura, Khirbet Qanfar, Aammiq, Kfar Zabad, Hosh Halan, Terbol, Kobayat, Ammiq, Bar Elias, Chtoura, Muhammarah, Qarsuna, Sheikh Taba, Majdala, Chekka, Hamat, Batroun, Hosh, Kafarbenin, Barja, Za'ariyah, Anout, Shaheim, Rumaila, Bturatij, Bosarma, Enfah, Barsa, Minya, Shakra, Jahiliya, Kfarhim, Deir al-Qamar, Battloun, Batma, Roumine, Rmeish Double, , Azounieh, Khraibeh, and Houmal. Kahhala, , Ain Dara, and Ebel Al-Saqi.

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 45 Number of Flights 46 Number of Departing Individuals 4,849 Number of Arrivals 4,235

Port Entered Left Import Direction # Export Direction # Beirut Oil Materials Al Zouk 1 Gasoline Aamchit 1 Containers Alexandaria 1 Tripoli Containers Beirut 1 Blank Italy 1 Gasoline Beirut 1 Blank Limasol 1 Total 3 4

General announcements

The Ministry of Interior and Municipalities issued Decision 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. The main highlights of the decision:

• Closure of the towns listed in the decision starting from 6:00 a.m. on Monday 10/10/2020 until 6:00 a.m. on Monday, 10/19/2020, provided that work stops in all official and private departments and institutions within those villages and cancellation All social events, parties, parties and gatherings of all kinds, and coordination with the clergy to close the houses of worship. The decision specified the sectors excluded from the closure decision.

• Keeping work at the time of preventing exit and entering the streets and roads between the first hour of midnight until six in the morning.

• Determining the number of people traveling by public and private transportation (3 people in public cars, 4 people in private cars, half the carrying capacity of common transport vehicles and buses).

• A complete closure until further notice, without any exceptions, for all bars, cabarets, and nightclubs all over Lebanese territory, subject to the risk of referring the violators to the competent court.

• The commitment of citizens in all regions to wear masks, maintain safe distances, and avoid overcrowding.

• Assigning governors to determine the municipal zone in the major towns included in the decision and overlapping with other towns, taking appropriate measures to implement the content of the decision, stressing citizens in the villages and towns that will be closed with the necessity to stay in homes and not to walk around and to wear masks when forced movement.

• Assigning the General Directorate of Internal Security to strictly enforce this decision and suppress violations, and to organize arrest reports against violators.

The Ministry of Education and Higher Education issued Decision No. 463 / M / 2020 on 10/9/2020 regarding the date of the commencement of teaching in public and private schools and high schools for the academic year 2020/2021. The main highlights of the decision:

• The start of teaching in public and private schools and high schools starting from 10/21/2020 for students in the ninth, second and third grades of secondary, 10/26/2020 for students in the grades of kindergartens, seventh and eighth primary and first secondary, 11/2/2020 for students in the classes of the first and second grades.

• Beginning of teaching in private and public schools and high schools for non-Lebanese students in the afternoon shift starting from 10/21/2020.

• Adopting the blended learning scenario, considering the specificity of each educational institution, provided that the classroom occupancy rate does not exceed 50%.

• The class remains one group if the total number of students does not exceed 18, provided that the principle of spacing and a safe distance between students is respected.

• Organizing lists of students' names, phone numbers, and place of residence for notification if the school is closed, pursuant to the decision of the Minister of Interior and Municipalities to limit the spread of the epidemic.

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

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