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Lebanon National Operations Room Daily Report on COVID-19

Monday January 25, 2021 Report #313 Time Published: 08:30 PM

Occupancy rate of COVID-19 Beds and Availability

For daily information on all the details of the beds distribution availability for Covid-19 patients among all governorates and according to hospitals, kindly check the dashboard link: Computer:https:/bit.ly/DRM-HospitalsOccupancy-PCPhone:https:/bit.ly/DRM-HospitalsOccupancy-Mobile

Ref: Ministry of public health

Distribution by Villages Beirut 192 Baabda 321 Maten 394 Chouf 63 Keserwan 724 Zahleh 52 Ain Mraisseh 2 Chiyah 30 Borj Hammoud 18 Damour 1 Jounieh Sarba 95 El Maallaqa 1 Aub 1 Jnah 10 Nabaa 2 Saadiyat 1 Jounieh Kaslik 13 Saydet En Najat 1 Ras Beyrouth 2 Ouzaai 2 Sinn Fil 24 Naameh 4 Zouk Mkayel 45 Tall Chiha 1 Manara 3 Bir Hassan 5 Horch Tabet 1 Chhim 9 Haret El Mir 1 Fourzol 3 Qreitem 8 Ghbayreh 25 Jdaidet Matn 10 Dalhoun 1 Jounieh Ghadir 31 Ablah 2 Raoucheh 3 Ain Roummaneh 49 Baouchriyeh 15 Daraiya 2 Zouk Mosbeh 56 2 Hamra 10 Furn Chebbak 12 Daoura 11 Sibline 1 Adonis 22 Jalala 1 Snoubra 1 Haret Hreik 20 Raoda Baouchyh 5 Bourjein 1 Haret Sakhr 32 5 Ain Tineh 2 Laylakeh 5 Sad Baouchyeh 4 Barja 5 Sahel Aalma 67 9 Msaitbeh 2 Borj Brajneh 21 Sabtiyeh 11 Dabcheh 1 Kfar Yassine 15 Qabb Elias 2 Mar Elias 2 Mreijeh 12 Dekouaneh 35 Dibbiyeh 1 Tabarja 15 Mrayjat 1 Unesco 1 Tahouitat Ghadir 5 Mkalles 1 Benouati 1 Adma Oua Dafneh 40 Bouarej 1 Tallet Khayat 4 Baabda 6 Antelias 11 Jiyeh 3 Safra 15 Barr Elias 3 Tallet Drouz 1 Hazmiyeh 28 Ras Nabaa 8 Jadra 1 Bouar 10 Aanjar 1 Sanayeh 3 Fayadiyeh 2 Jall Dib 2 Ouadi Ez Zayni 1 Aaqaybeh 5 5 Zarif 11 Mar Taqla 1 Naqqach 7 Rmeileh 1 Nahr Ibrahim 4 4 Mina Hosn 3 Hadath 38 Zalqa 8 Ouardaniyeh 5 Aajaltoun 24 1 Mazraa 13 Boutchay 2 Byaqout 4 Mghayriyeh 4 Nammoura 1 1 Borj Abou Haidar 3 Louayzeh 1 Dbayeh 24 Zaarouriyeh 1 Ballouneh 20 Kfar Zabad 2 Basta Faouqa 3 Jamhur Louaizeh 2 Deir Aaoukar 10 Kfar Faqoud 1 Shayleh 14 Others 6 Tariq Jdideh 9 Kfar Chima 10 Mansouriyeh 13 Kfar Him 1 Ain Er Rihaneh 6 Beqaa Gharby 64 Ras Nabaa 13 Chahrour Soufla 2 Fanar 13 Baaqline 4 Jaaita 20 Machghara 8 Bachoura 1 Chahrour Aaoulia 3 Ain Saadeh 5 Beqaata 1 Aintoura 1 Ain Et Tineh 3 Basta Tahta 3 Bsaba 6 Ain Najm 1 Niha 3 Ghazir 14 Aana 1 Gemmaizeh 1 Aabadiyeh 3 Roumieh 1 Khreibeh 1 Maameltein 7 Joubb Jannine 40 Geitawi 1 Aaraiya 1 Bqennaya 3 Mristi 1 Kfar Hbab 32 Lala 1 Achrafiyeh 37 Jamhour Aaraiya 1 Bsalim 12 Barouk 2 Borj El Ftouh 6 Baaloul 1 Aadlyeh 5 Rouayssat Salima 2 Nabay 2 Others 5 Chnanaair 4 Ghazzeh 4 Others 44 Hasbaiya Matn 2 Mtayleb 6 Aleyh 146 Ghosta 11 Soultan Yaaqoub 1 Tripoli 53 Hammana 2 Rabiyeh 6 El Aamroussiyeh 8 Dlebta 1 Sohmor 1 Trablous Ez Zeitoun 9 Qalaa 1 Qornt Chehoane 3 Hay Es Sellom 15 Aaramoun 1 Yohmor 1 Bab Er Raml 1 Others 12 Elissar 1 Khaldeh 4 Kfour 7 Qelaya 2 Trablous Et Tall 11 Jbeil 41 Raboueh 10 El Oumara 16 Ghidras 5 Others 1 El Qoubbeh 3 Jbayl 9 Beit Ech Chaar 8 Deir Qoubel 1 Bzoummar 2 Baalbek 53 Ez Zahriyeh 3 Qartaboun 3 Dik Mehdi 5 Aaramoun 9 Harissa 9 Baalbek 8 Mina N:1 4 Blat 1 Ain Aar 4 Sarhmoul 1 Nammoura 2 Douris 3 Mina Jardins 3 Eddeh 1 Mazrat Yachouaa 11 Bchamoun 2 Daraaoun 5 Aaddous 1 Beddaoui 1 Aamchit 9 Zakrit 1 Blaybel 8 Ghbaleh 3 Maqneh 1 Madineh Ej Jdideh 3 Halate 5 Bikfaya 8 Houmal 4 Nahr Ed Dahab 1 Kfar Dane 1 Others 15 Jeddayel 2 Mar Boutros 1 Bdadoun 2 Yahchouch 1 Ras Baalbek 2 Koura 25 Nahr Ibrahim 2 Beit Chabab 4 Bsous 2 Zaitoun 2 Fekeheh 5 Amioun 2 Mounsef 1 Qnaytra 1 Aaley 30 Rayfoun 4 Ain 2 Kfar Aaqqa 1 Adonis 1 Mayasseh 2 Kahhaleh 12 Qleiaat 9 Nabi Osmane 1 Bziza 2 Gharzouz 1 Ain Aalaq 1 Qmatiyeh 2 Aachqout 9 Aarsal 1 Kfar Hazir 1 Rouaiss 1 Qornet Hamra 5 Ain Er Roummaneh 2 Faytroun 13 Taoufiqiyeh 3 Dar Baaechtar 1 Others 5 Broummana 11 Souq El Gharb 2 Raachine 3 Zabboud 1 Kousba 4 Batroun 33 Baabdat 8 Bayssour 2 Kfar Dibiane 2 Qaa Baalbek 2 Rechdibbine 2 Batroun 9 Beit Meri 6 Mejdlaiya 1 Aayoun Es Simane 1 Ed Damdoum 1 Majdel 1 Kfar Aabida 1 Monteverdi 1 Dfoun 1 Bqaatouta 1 Younine 1 Barghoun 2 Borj 1 Dahr Es Souane 2 Bsatine 1 Mayrouba 1 Deir El Ahmar 2 Btouratij 1 Chikka 9 Zahriyeh 1 Aabey 1 Hrajel 5 Kneisseh 2 Deddeh 1 Assia 1 Mtain 2 Kfar Matta 1 Faraya 9 Bednayel 2 Enfeh 1 Ijdabra 1 Ain Es Sofsaf 1 El Mhatta 1 Others 2 Qsarnaba 1 Ras Masqa 1 Ras Nahhach 3 Mrouj 1 Bhamdoun Dayaa 1 Akkar 9 El Faouqa 1 Dahr El Ain 1 Hamat 2 Khinchara 2 Majdel Baana 3 Aakkar El Aatiqa 1 Haouch Er Rafqa 1 Others 4 Others 6 Aintoura 3 Saoufar 3 Nahr El Bared 1 Temnine Et Tahta 1 Zgharta 35 Bcharrieh 7 Choueir 2 Charoun 1 Habchit 1 Chmistar 1 Zgharta 12 Bcharreh 6 Dhour Choueir 4 Ain Dara 1 Others 6 Taraya 1 Kfar Dlaqous 1 Blaouza 1 Bteghrine 1 Others 9 Saida 52 El Faouqa 1 Rachaaine 2 Minh Duniyyeh 15 Chouaya 1 Bint Jbeil 53 Saida El Qadimeh 9 Khodr 1 Kfar Hata 2 Minieh 9 Zabbougha 4 Bent Jbayl 2 Haret Saida 1 Nabi Chit 1 Harf 1 Sir Ed Danniyeh 1 Baskinta 4 Aaynata 10 Miyeh Ou Miyeh 1 Brital 3 MِEjdlaiya 3 Kfar Habou 2 Others 2 Ain Ebel 4 Ain El Heloueh 3 Bouday 1 Aalma 1 Bakhaaoun 2 Marjaayoun 12 Aaytaroun 4 Majdelyoun 1 Others 1 Kfar Zeina 1 Others 1 Jdaideh 1 Rmaych 8 Aabra 1 Nabatieh 35 Bsebaal 1 Hasbaiya 5 Ibl Es Saqi 1 Aayta Ech Chaab 4 Bqosta 3 Nabatiyeh Tahta 2 Sakhra 1 El Bayada 1 Qlaiaa 1 Ramiyeh 2 Ghaziyeh 1 Nabtiyeh Faouqa 5 Karm Saddeh 1 Hebbariyeh 1 Markaba 3 Tibnine 3 Douar El Ghaziyeh 1 Kfar Jaouz 3 Ehden 1 Mimess 1 Qabrikha 3 Jmaijmeh 1 Zeita 2 Habbouch 3 Kfar Sghab 1 Khreibeh 1 Touline 3 Chaqra 2 Kharayeb 2 Kfar Tibnit 2 Mazraat En Nahr 1 Others 1 Tyre 139 Haddatha 1 Zrariyeh 3 Aarab Salim 4 Aytou 2 Jezzine 13 Sour 56 Khirbet Selm 1 Aadloun 2 Deir Ez Zahrani 3 Miziara 2 Jezzine 2 Sour Rachidiyeh 2 Hariss 1 Insariyeh 1 Nmairiyeh 1 Others 2 Sabbah 1 Borj Ech Chemali 3 Kfar Dounine 1 Mazraat Sinai 1 Jibchit 1 Hermel 9 Lebaa 1 Batoulay 3 Kafra 2 Sarafand 6 Insar 4 Hermel 9 Ouadi El Laymoun 1 Jouaiya 1 Borj Qalaouiyeh 1 Bissariyeh 1 Zautar Charqiyeh 1 Rachaiya 4 Jinsnaya 2 Mjadel 5 Froun 2 Saksakiyeh 1 Qsaibeh 1 Aaqabet Rachaiya 1 Roum 1 Ouadi Jilo 2 Yater 1 Bnaafoul 3 Kfar Sir 2 Yanta 1 Mlikh 1 Baflay 2 Debl 1 Aanqoun 2 Yohmor 2 Others 2 Sejoud 3 1 Beit Lif 2 Kfar Hatta 2 Others 1 Others 1 3 Others 5 6 Others 103 Saddiqine 2 Ref : Ministry of Public Health All reports and related decisions can be found at: http://drm.pcm.gov.lb Or social media @DRM_Lebanon

Baalbek 92 10 2 Deir Kifa 1 4 Chehabiyeh 3 Toura 2 Tayr Falsay 1 2 Chabriha 3 Chaaitiyeh 3 Malkiyet Es Sahel 1 Borj Rahhal 1 1 Ain Abou 1 Qasmiyeh 4 Majdel Zoun 6 1 Dhayra 1 Others 6

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 Al Raee Hosp Chouf Male NB Yes Saydet Zgharta Mineh Duniyeh Female 39 Yes Hotel Due Baabda Female 47 Yes AUBMC Baabda Female 48 Yes Home Beqaa Gharby Male 49 Yes Sarhal Hosp Maten Male 54 No Berri Gov Hosp Nabatiyeh Female 54 Yes Middle East Centre Maten Female 56 Yes

Saydet Lobnan Kesrwen Male 57 No Haykal Hosp Tripoli Male 59 Yes Sahel Hosp Baabda Male 61 Yes

Baalbek Gov Hosp Baalbek Female 63 Yes Hamchreih Hosp Saida Male 65 Yes Dar Amal Hosp Baalbek Male 66 Yes Bahman Hosp Baabda Female 67 Yes Jabal Lobnan Baabda Male 67 Yes Al Hayek Hosp Maten Male 68 No Jabal Lobnan Baabda Female 68 Yes Chtoura Hosp Baalbek Male 68 Yes Makkased Hosp Beirut Female 69 No Hermel Gov Hosp Hermel Female 70 Yes Haykal Hosp Koura Male 70 Yes Sahel Hosp Aleyh Male 72 No Bint Jbeil Hosp Bnt Jbeil Female 72 Yes AUBMC Beirut Male 72 Yes Home Aleyh Female 73 Yes Saydet Zgharta Kesrwen Female 73 Yes Jabal Lobnan Tyre Female 74 No Mazbut Chouf Female 74 Yes Jabal Lobnan Maten Female 74 Yes Batroun Kesrwen Female 75 No Baalbek Gov Hosp Baalbek Male 75 No Middle East Centre Maten Female 75 Yes Abu Jawdeh Maten Male 75 Yes Sibline Gov Hosp Chouf Male 77 Yes Fouad Khoury Hermel Male 77 Yes Taanail Gov Hosp Beqaa Gharby Female 78 Yes Sibline Gov Hosp Chouf Female 79 Yes Geitawi Hosp Baabda Male 79 Yes Al Zahraa Hosp Beirut Male 79 Yes Saydet Lobnan Kesrwen Male 79 Yes RHUH Maten Female 80 Yes Mazbut Chouf Female 81 Yes Dar Amal Hosp Zahleh Female 81 Yes Jabal Lobnan Tyre Male 81 Yes Jabal Hosp Baabda Male 83 Yes Dar Hekmeih Baalbek Male 83 Yes Dar Hekmeih Baalbek Male 83 Yes Al Rasi Gov Akkar Male 84 Yes Sarhal Hosp Maten Female 85 Yes Geitawi Hosp Maten Male 85 Yes Dar Amal Hosp Baalbek Female 86 Yes Home Beirut Male 89 Yes Jabal Lobnan Tyre Female 92 Yes

Distribution of deaths by Governorate

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 Recoveries

Distribution of Recoveries per Casa

Distribution of Recoveries per Casa in 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

Follow-up of citizens' mobility requests during the complete closure period according to the permission request mechanism via the IMPACT platform at the Ministry of Interior and Municipalities

Decision No. 26 / M / P of 11/1/2021 - Request for permission to move persons not covered by the general closure exceptions: Via the website COVID.PCM.GOV.LB or by sending an SMS to 1120

The percentage of positive cases out of the number of daily tests (12, Jan– 25 Jan,2021)

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

Cumulative cases per day

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

Age-Specific Cumulative Incidence rate (/100000)

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 cases by gender Distribution of cases by Status

Occupancy rate of isolation centers for cases infected with Corona virus

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 , and the Syndicate of Specialists in Social Work

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

Decisions and actions taken – 25/01/2021

Ministry of Public Health

- The Minister of Public Health chaired an expanded meeting of health sector unions on the distribution of vaccines

- The Ministry of Public Health reported that PCR tests had been completed for flights that arrived in Beirut and were conducted at the airport on January 21, 22 and 23, and the results showed forty-nine (49) positive cases distributed over the following flights:

Direction Flight Number Company Number of Cases 21/01/2021 Laranka 262 MEA 1 Al Najef 327 MEA 3 Dubai 159 FZ 1 Istanbul 826 Turkish Airlines 7 Abu Dhabi 419 MEA 1 Dubai 429 MEA 4 22/01/2021 Dubai 957 Emirates 5 Istanbul 828 Turkish Airlines 2 Dubai 427 MEA 2 Berlin 150 SR 1 Paris 212 MEA 1 Abidjan 572 MEA 6 Istanbul 826 Turkish Airlines 7 Istanbul 268 MEA 1 Doha 437 MEA 2 Cairo 307 MEA 1 Dubai 429 MEA 3 23/01/2021 Cairo 713 Egypt Airways 1 Total 49

Lebanese Red Cross

Cases transferred 16,052 Ambulance 48 Number of 63,316 Number of PCR tests 241,165 to the hospital (169 New) centers additional transferred to ambulance centers laboratories ready to respond

Number of being 142,689 8,907 Number of trained 1,498 Number of volunteers 166 benefitting from total number of paramedics trained to transfer PCR awareness respondents tests sessions 8,879 550 321 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

1,224 1,274,023 270,947 Number of 5,535 (4 New) (612 New) beneficiaries from (20 Total distributed educational electronic New) posters, platformsCOVID-19 Number of prisons Number of brochures, and that has been distributed flyers on 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. - Establishing circumstantial barriers in various regions and supporting the Internal Security Forces in implementing the general closure decision in the country

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 the general mobilization decisions, as their number since 01/14/2021 to date reached 12,514 minutes.

- The minutes that were written against the violators of the decisions of the general mobilization during the past 24 hours were distributed as follows:

The number of seizure records during the past 24 hours The total number of records Written records of violating institutions 28 since 03/08/2020 Written records of persons that violate curfew decision 400 Written records of persons violating the decision to wear a mask 56 Beirut 43891 Mount Leb 52910 Total 484 Beqaa 20689 North 18480 Beirut Mount Leb Beqaa North South South 17942 99 176 65 85 59 Total 153912

General Directorate of State Security

- Reporting the number of new positive cases in the various governorates and districts, cases in home quarantine, and deaths.

- Follow up the procedures performed by the medical teams at the arrival’s examination centers at the airport and at the border crossings

General Directorate of General Security

- Carrying out patrols in the various governorates, establishing fixed and mobile control points to follow up the implementation of the general mobilization decision, alerting citizens to adhere to preventive measures, and alerting stores and commercial establishments to the necessity to regulate customer entry roles to prevent overcrowding and maintain social distancing.

- Reporting the number of quarantined arrivals in hotels, and the non-compliance of some arrivals with compulsory quarantine.

- Reporting the number of positive cases and deaths in different regions.

- Reporting sit-ins and protest movements in Sidon and Tripoli

- 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 90% 75% 80% 75% 80% 85% 70% 70%

Ministry of Public Works and Transportation Beirut Rafic Harriri International Airport: Departing Flights Arriving Flights Number of Flights 35 Number of Flights 35

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

Number of Departing Individuals 3,110 Number of Arrivals 1,323

Ports: Port Entered Left Export Direction # Import Direction # Beirut Containers Mersen 1 Chekka Soya Oil Dmeit 1 Blank Turkey 1 Jbeil Benzein Beirut 1 Total 3 1

General Decisions / Announcements

- The General Directorate of Civil Aviation issued Circular No. 2/6 dated 01/24/2021 regarding hotel quarantine for expatriates. The most prominent thing was the abolition of the hotel quarantine for all arrivals to Lebanon as of Wednesday, 01/27/2021, and replaced it with home quarantine, provided that the municipality assumes the responsibility of monitoring in coordination with the Ministry of Public Health and follow-up from the National Disaster Committee.

- 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 General Directorate of Civil Aviation in the Ministry of Public Works and Transport issued Circular No. 5/2 issued on 01/18/2021 regarding the procedures related to passengers coming to Lebanon until 01/25/2021, where it was added to the exclusion’s clause from the hotel quarantine: • Passengers who present documents confirming a previous infection with the Coronavirus. • Passengers who have taken a positive IGG test show the level of antibodies in the blood above the required level. • The handicapped, people with special needs, and autistic patients through a medical report confirming the case - Law No. 211 of 01/16/2021 was issued in the Official newspaper regarding the regulation of the new use of medicinal products to face the Corona pandemic, which included one article that included: • Definition: Corona pandemic, development, management or use of any product for medical treatment, severe injury and intentional misconduct. Not to prosecute persons or public entities specified in the law for liability arising from the development, management, or use of any medical product in the context of the Corona pandemic related to acts that took place within the period of twenty-four months from the date this law came into effect. • To allow the private sector to develop, manage or use any product for medical treatment to confront the Corona pandemic, under a license issued by a decision by the Minister of Public Health in accordance with the principles related to emergency use. • Compensation through the Ministry of Public Health in accordance with the law regarding products contracted or approved by it, with the exception of claims in cases of death or serious injury resulting from intentional misconduct. • Establishing a committee in the Ministry of Public Health by a decision of the Minister that includes specialists in order to consider claims, determine damages, determine their causes, and the amount of compensation required. • Determine the details of this law according to a decree taken by the Council of Ministers based on the proposal of the Ministers of Public Health and Finance, especially with regard to the independent fund for compensation and state contributions and compensation standards, from a maximum period of three months from the date this law comes into effect.

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

Based on the recommendation of the ministerial committee charged with following up on the preventive measures and procedures for the Coronavirus in its meeting on the morning of 11/1/2021, the Supreme Defense Council, convened under the presidency of the President of the Republic on 11/1/2021, issued a decision regarding the complete closure of the country as of the morning of Thursday corresponding to the 14th / 1/2020 until Monday morning, corresponding to 1/25/2021. The main highlights of the decision:

• Compelling the arrivals from Baghdad, Istanbul, Adana, Cairo and Addis Ababa to take specific measures • Prevent the movement of travelers across land borders, except in transit • The requirement to fill out the dedicated form on the electronic application (# Together Against Coronavirus) for all arrivals • Conduct periodic evaluation by a committee composed of the ministers of the interior, municipalities, public health, tourism, public works and transportation • Request to the concerned ministers to tighten the procedures provided by the law and the declared general mobilization situation • Tightening of the application of laws that penalize hospitals when they do not receive emergency cases, including cases of corona • Preventing going out and entering the streets and roads from five o'clock in the morning on Thursday corresponding to 01/14/2021 until five o'clock in the morning of Monday, corresponding to 1/25/2021, with some specific exceptions • Closure of all administrations, public institutions, independent interests, universities, public and private schools, various kindergartens, public parks, docks, public and private sports stadiums, both internal and external, and the Casino du Liban, with some specific exceptions.

• Excluding the main institutions of the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Interior and Municipalities, in addition to the General Directorate of State Security, the Lebanese Red Cross, Civil Defense and firefighting groups of all kinds. Except for the General Directorate of Social Security, the General Directorate of State Employees' Cooperation, Mutual Guarantor Funds, insurance companies, health monitors, auditors and the TPA, in relation to hospital, health, pharmaceutical and laboratory approvals. An exception is also made for the Ministry of Public Health and its field and volunteer teams, hospitals, government clinics, social care centers, and everything related to the health sector in the hospital, pharmaceutical, laboratory, and pharmaceutical fields. The exception of Rafic Hariri International Airport and everything related to its management as well as the management of all sea and land ports, with the exception of the Electricity of Lebanon Corporation and all other institutions and companies that secure and distribute electrical current in all Lebanese regions, with everything related to production, feeding, distribution and emergency maintenance. In addition to the exception of the General Directorate of Oil at the Ministry of Energy and Water and the management of oil installations, with everything related to securing, storing and distributing fuels, including fuel stations, companies and institutions that import, store and distribute gas, the General Directorate of Water and Electrical Resources, water institutions, the National Authority of the Litani River and the General Directorate of Investment, And that is related to securing, storing and distributing water, and the private companies and institutions that undertake the mobilization and distribution of water. The Ministry of Communications, the Ogero Authority, and everything related to the telecommunications sector in terms of securing the continuity of the Internet service and the fixed and cellular telephone networks, in addition to the judges and lawyers related to securing remote trials for the purpose of deciding the requests for the release of detainees, as well as looking into emergency cases and urgent matters, and excluding the heads and members of the corps The diplomat, the International Red Cross, and United Nations personnel to the extent that would conduct emergency matters according to a decision issued by the UN Special Coordinator. An exception is also made for clerics who are assigned to tasks in social centers, provided that they possess a card of this capacity issued by the competent religious authorities and whose use is restricted during the period of closure

The General Directorate of Civil Aviation issued Circular No. 4/2 dated 01/12/2021 regarding passengers arriving to Lebanon from 01/14/2021 until 01/25/2021, and the most prominent of what was stated in it:

• A commitment by airlines to reduce the number of passengers to 20% • The necessity to bring a negative PCR test result before boarding the plane, within a maximum of 96 hours • It is necessary to fill out the Ministry of Public Health form before boarding the aircraft coming to Lebanon • Passengers must undergo a PCR examination upon arrival at the airport • Require quarantine for a period of 7 days in one of the approved hotels for those coming from Addis Ababa, Istanbul, Adana, Cairo, and Baghdad, and re-examination on the sixth day • Obligating those coming from other countries to quarantine one of the approved hotels until the airport inspection results are issued • The exceptions are: diplomats and their families, officials, official delegations, UNIFIL, transit passengers to Syria, children under the age of 12, persons who received the vaccine according to an official medical report to be examined at the airport, persons who left Lebanon and returned to it within a period 7 days and complete quarantine in a hotel for

a period of 72 hours or until the results of the examination are issued, the plane crews coming to Lebanon for a period not exceeding 48 hours, provided that they complete the quarantine in one of the approved hotels

• The Supreme Defense Council issued an exception to the media from the general closure decision, provided that the press card is approved to facilitate passage.

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

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).

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 45 BDH562-Hospital Mont liban 29 BDL006 - Beirut International Airport 10 BDH505-Rafic Hariri University hospital 7 BRH630-Hospital Geitawi 2 BRL017 - CEMA Lab 2 BDH558-Hospital Saint Georges Hadath 1 SDL002-Family Medical Laboratories 1 SRL001 - Mashrek Medical Diagnostic Center MDC 1 WBH240-Hospital Machghara 1 ZGH115-Hospital Centre Hospitalier du Nord 1

Number of positive cases without specifying the place of residence

Laboratory/Hospitals Cases BDL003-Laboratoire Inovie / Fayyadieh 74 BDH562-Hospital Mont liban 29 BDL006 - Beirut International Airport 10 BDH505-Rafic Hariri University hospital 8 BRL007 - Doctors Center 8 SRL001 - Mashrek Medical Diagnostic Center MDC 6 BRH630-Hospital Geitawi 2 BRL017 - CEMA Lab 2 SDH418-Hospital Hammoud / Saida 2 BDH558-Hospital Saint Georges Hadath 1 BRD003-Saint Joseph, Achrafieh 1 SDL002-Family Medical Laboratories 1 WBH240-Hospital Machghara 1 ZGH115-Hospital Centre Hospitalier du Nord 1

Number of positive cases without a phone number Laboratory/Hospitals Cases KWL001 - Wakim Laboratories 1

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 ط ر ا ﺑ ﻠ س ﻣﺳﺗﺷﻔﻰ طراﺑﻠس اﻟﺣﻛوﻣﻲ Tripoli Governmental اﻟﺑﺗرون ﻣﺳﺗﺷﻔﻰ اﻟﺑﺗرون اﻟﺣﻛوﻣﻲ Batroun Governmental ﻛﺳروان ﻣﺳﺗﺷﻔﻰ ﻓﺗوح ﻛﺳروان اﻟﺣﻛوﻣﻲ (اﻟﺑوار) Fetouh Keserwan Ref : Ministry of Public Health All reports and related decisions can be found at: http://drm.pcm.gov.lb Or social media @DRM_Lebanon

اﻟﻧﺑطﯾﺔ ﻣﺳﺗﺷﻔﻰ ﻧﺑﯾﮫ ّﺑري 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 ز ﺣ ﻠ ﺔ ﻣﺳﺗﺷﻔﻰ اﻟرﺋﯾس اﻟﯾﺎس اﻟﮭراوي اﻟﺣﻛوﻣﻲ Elias Herrawi Governmental

Private Labs

اﻟﻣوﻗﻊ اﻟﻣﺧﺗﺑر ﺑﯾروت ﻣﺳﺗﺷﻔﻰ اﻟﺟﺎﻣﻌﺔ اﻷﻣﯾرﻛﯾﺔ 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 ا ﻟ و ر د ﯾ ﺔ Hôpital Notre-Dame du Rosaire ﺑﯾروت ﻣﺧﺗﺑر ﻣرﻛز اﻷطﺑﺎء Doctors’ Center ﺑﯾروت ﻣﺧﺗﺑر ﻓوﻧﺗﺎﻧﺎ (اﻟﺣﻣرا) Fontana Laboratories ﺑﯾروت ﻣﺧﺗﺑر اﻷﻣن اﻟﻌﺎم ( اﻟﻌدﻟﯾﺔ ) General Security Laboratories اﻷﺷرﻓﯾﺔ ﻣﺧﺗﺑرات ﺟﺑر ّوﻏرة Ghorra-Jabre Laboratories اﻷﺷرﻓﯾﺔ 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 اﻷﻋظم Al Rassoul Al Aazam Hospital ﺣﺎرة ﺣرﯾك ﻣﺳﺗﺷﻔﻰ ﺑﮭﻣن Bahman Hospital ﺣﺎرة ﺣرﯾك ﻣﺧﺗﺑر ﻧﺎﺷﯾوﻧﺎل دﯾﺎﻏﻧوﺳﺗك ﺳﯾرﻓس ﻛوﻣﺑﺎﻧﻲ National Diagnostic Services Company (NDSC) اﻟﻣرﯾﺟﺔ ﻣﺧﺗﺑر اﻟدﻛﺗور ﻣﺣﻣود ﻋﺛﻣﺎن - ﻣرﻛز اﻟﺗﺣﺎﻟﯾل ا ﻟ ط ﺑ ﯾ ﺔ 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 اﻟﮭﺎدي 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 اﻟطﺑ ﯾ ﺔ اﻟﻣﺗن ﻣﺧﺗﺑر ﻣرﻛز اﻟﺷرق اﻷوﺳط اﻟﺻﺣﻲ ش.م.ل اﻟزﻟﻘﺎ ﻣﺳﺗﺷﻔﻰ ھﺎرون Haroun Hospital اﻟﻣﻧﺻورﯾﺔ ﻣﺳﺗﺷﻔﻰ ﺑﻠﻔو (Bellevue Medical Center (BMC اﻟﻛورة ﻣﺳﺗﺷﻔﻰ ھﯾﻛل Haykal Albert Hôpital ز ﻏ ر ﺗ ﺎ ﻣرﻛز اﻟﺷﻣﺎل ا ﻻ ﺳﺗﺷﻔﺎﺋﻲ (Centre Hospitalier du Nord (CHN ط ر ا ﺑ ﻠ س ﻣﺳﺗﺷ ﻔ ﻰ ا ﻟﻣظﻠوم Mazloum Hospital ط ر ا ﺑ ﻠ س ﻣﺳﺗﺷﻔﻰ اﻟﻣﻧﻼ Al Mounla Hospital ط ر ا ﺑ ﻠ س ﻣﺳﺗﺷﻔﻰ اﻟﻧﯾﻧﻲ Nini Hospital ط ر ا ﺑ ﻠ س ﻣﺧﺗﺑر ﻣﯾﻛروﺑﯾوﻟوﺟﯾﺎ اﻟﺻﺣﺔ واﻟﺑﯾﺋﺔ، اﻟﻣﻌﮭد اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻲ ﻟﻠدﻛﺗوراه، اﻟﺟﺎﻣﻌﺔ اﻟﻠﺑﻧﺎﻧﯾﺔ LMSE ﺟﺑﯾ ل ﻣﺳﺗﺷﻔﻰ ﺳﯾدة اﻟﻣﻌوﻧﺎت اﻟﺟﺎﻣﻌﻲ Secours des Dame-Notre – CHU ﺟ ﺑ ﯾ ل ﻣﺧﺗﺑر ﻋﻘﯾﻘﻲ وﺑوﻟس Boulos &Akiki Lab ﺟوﻧﯾﺔ ﻣﺧﺗﺑر واﻛﯾم Wakim Centre Médical ا ﻟ ﺷ و ف ﻣﺳﺗﺷﻔﻰ ﻋﺑن وزﯾن Hospital Wzein Ain ﺻ ﯾ د ا ﻣﺳﺗﺷﻔﻰ ﺣﻣود اﻟﺟﺎﻣﻌﻲ UMC Hospital Hammoud ﺻ ﯾ د ا ﻣﺧﺗﺑر اﻟﻛرﯾم (Al Karim Medical Laboratory (KML اﻟﻧﺑطﯾّ ﺔ ﻣﺳﺗﺷﻔﻰ اﻟﺷﯾﺦ راﻏب ﺣرب Hospital HarbRagheb Sheikh Ref : Ministry of Public Health All reports and related decisions can be found at: http://drm.pcm.gov.lb Or social media @DRM_Lebanon

اﻟﻧﺑطﯾﺔ ﻣﺧﺗﺑر اﻟﺻﺑ ّ ﺎ ح (SDC (Center Diagnostic Sabbah ﺻور ﻣﺳﺗﺷﻔﻰ ﺟﺑل ﻋﺎﻣل Jabal Amel Hospital ﺻور ﻣﺧﺗﺑر اﻟﻣﺷرق (Mashrek Diagnostic Center (MDC ﺑﻌﻠﺑك ﻣﺳﺗﺷﻔﻰ دار اﻷﻣل اﻟﺟﺎﻣﻌﻲ Hospital University Dar Al Amal ﺑﻌﻠﺑك ﻣﺧﺗﺑرات اﻟﻌﻧﺎﯾﺔ اﻟطﺑﯾﺔ اﻟﻠﺑوة ﻣﺧﺗﺑرات اﻟﻌﻧﺎﯾﺔ اﻟطﺑﯾﺔ ز ﺣ ﻠ ﺔ ﻣﺳﺗﺷﻔﻰ ﺧوري Hospital General Khoury ز ﺣ ﻠ ﺔ ﻣﺧﺗﺑر ﻣﯾدﯾﻛﺎل ﻛﯾر ﺳﻧﺗر (MCC (Center Care Medical

ﻣﺧﺗﺑرات اﻟﻣﺳﺗﺷﻔﯾﺎﺗﺎﻟﻌﺳﻛرﯾﺔ ﺑﯾروت ا ﻟ ﻣﺳﺗﺷﻔﻰ اﻟﻌﺳﻛري اﻟﻣرﻛزي ﻓﻲ ﺑﯾروت Hôpital Central Militaire

اﻟﻣﺧﺗﺑرات اﻟﻣؤھﻠﺔ ﻷﺧذﻋﯾﻧﺎت "اﻟﻣﺳﺣﺎت اﻷﻧﻔﯾﺔ " ﺑطرﯾﻘﺔ Drive-Thru ﺑﯾروت ﻣﺧﺗﺑر ﻣﯾدﯾﻛﺎل دﯾﺎﻏﻧوﺳﺗك ﺗرﯾﺗﻣﺎﻧت ﺳﻧﺗر Medical Diagnostic Treatment (اﻟﺣﻣراء) (Center (MDTC ﺑﯾروت ﻣﺧﺗﺑر ﻣﯾد ﻻب اﻟﺣﻣراء – اﻟ ﺟﻔﯾﻧور ALS CIC SAL Med-Lab ﺑﯾروت ﻣﺧﺗﺑرات ﻋﯾﺗﺎﻧﻲ Itani Medical Laboratories اﻷﺷرﻓﯾّ ﺔ ﻣﺧﺗﺑر أ ب ﺳﻲ ABC Laboratories ا ﻟ ﺷ ﯾ ﺎ ح ﻣﺧﺗﺑرات ّﻣﻌو ض اﻟطﺑﯾﺔ Mouawad Medical Laboratory ا ﻟ ﺷ ﯾ ﺎ ح ﻣﺧﺗﺑرات اﻟﺷﯾﺎح (د. ﻓؤاد رﯾﺣﺎن) Rihan Medical Center اﻟﻣﻧﺻورﯾّ ﺔ ﻣﺧﺗﺑر إﻛﺳﺑرت ﻻب Lab Expert ﺑﻌﻠﺑك ﻣﺧﺗﺑر ﻻﯾف ﻻب LAB Life ر ﯾ ﺎ ق 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