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Lebanon National Operations Room Daily Report on COVID-19

Friday.27 August.2021 Report #497 Time Published: 8:00 PM

Occupancy rate of COVID-19 Beds and Availability

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Ref: Ministry of public health

Beirut 154 Maten 137 Chouf 60 Koura 34 Saida 64 96 Ain Mraisseh 4 Borj Hammoud 9 El Aamroussiyeh 10 Amioun 1 Haret Saida 2 Nabatiyeh Et Tahta 12 Aub 1 Nabaa 3 Hay Es Sellom 8 Bterram 1 Miyeh Ou Miyeh 1 El Faouqa 2 Ras Beyrouth 1 Sinn Fil 8 Khaldeh 3 Kfar Hazir 3 Ain El Heloueh 7 Aali Et Taher 1 Raoucheh 3 Jdaidet Matn 4 Choueifat El Oumara 3 Kousba 1 Majdelyoun 1 Zibdine 1 Hamra 10 Baouchriyeh 2 Deir Qoubel 1 Rechdibbine 1 Aabra 3 Kfar Roummane 4 Msaitbeh 4 Daoura 1 Aaramoun 12 Fiaa 1 Bqosta 1 Choukine 1 Tallet Khayat 3 Raouda Baouchriyeh 1 Baaouerta 1 Ras Masqa 1 Ghaziyeh 5 Habbouch 1 Qantari 1 Sadd Baouchriyeh 1 Bchamoun 6 Barsa 1 Qennarit 1 Kfar Tibnit 3 Mazraa 8 Sabtiyeh 2 Aaley 5 Nakhleh 1 Kharayeb 1 Kfour 1 Borj Abou Haidar 5 Deir Mar Roukoz 1 Kahhaleh 1 Others 2 Aadloun 2 Kfar Fila 2 Basta Faouqa 3 Dekouaneh 13 Qmatiyeh 1 Zagharta 10 Ghassaniyeh 1 Ain Qana 1 Tariq Jdideh 14 Antelias 13 Ghaboun 1 Zgharta 2 Sarafand 2 Houmine Faouqa 8 Ras Nabaa 3 Jall Dib 3 Aaytat 4 Rachaaine 2 Bissariyeh 1 Aarab Salim 3 Bachoura 1 Naqqach 3 Chanay 2 Kfar Hata 2 Saksakiyeh 4 Roumine 1 Geitawi 1 Zalqa 3 Saoufar 1 MِEjdlaiya 1 Merouaniyeh 3 Houmine Et Tahta 1 Achrafiyeh 11 Byaqout 2 Others 1 Haret El Faouar 1 Kfar Hatta 1 Zefta 1 Others 81 Dbayeh 5 Kesrwen 75 Kfar Yachit 1 Others 28 Toul 2 Baabda 165 Deir Aaoukar 7 Jounieh Sarba 2 Bhayri 1 Tyre 135 Nmairiyeh 1 Chiyah 4 Mansouriyeh 3 Jounieh Kaslik 1 Batroun 8 Sour 23 5 Jnah 9 Fanar 5 Zouk Mkayel 11 Batroun 4 Sour El Bass 2 Douair 2 Ouzaai 2 Ain Saadeh 1 Nahr El Kalb 1 Koubba 2 Sour Er Rachidiyeh 5 Jibchit 3 Bir Hassan 1 Roumieh 2 Jounieh Ghadir 4 Chikka 1 Sour Maachouq 1 Aadchit Ech Chqif 1 Ghbayreh 6 Bsalim 2 Zouk Mosbeh 8 Mrah Chdid 1 Borj Ech Chemali 26 Aabba 2 Ain Roummaneh 2 Nabay 1 Adonis 7 Akkar 9 Deir Qanoun El Ain 2 Insar 6 Furn Chebbak 5 Qornet Chehouane 1 Jounieh Haret Sakhr 4 Aadbil 1 Jouaiya 1 El Gharbiyeh 3 Haret Hreik 25 Elissar 4 Jounieh Sahel Aalma 2 Qoubbet Chamra 1 Mjadel 1 Ech Charqiyeh 1 Laylakeh 4 Raboueh 1 Kfar Yassine 1 Bebnine 1 Aaytit 4 Qsaibeh 6 Borj Brajneh 20 Brayj 1 Tabarja 1 Nahr El Bared 1 Yanouh 4 1 Mreijeh 13 Beit Ech Chaar 8 Adma Oua Dafneh 1 Berqayel 1 Deir Aames 2 Sir El Gharbiyeh 6 Raml Aali 2 Dik Mehdi 2 Safra 1 Houaich 1 Barich 8 Others 14 Tahouitat Ghadir 4 Mazraat Yachouaa 11 Bouar 1 Sindianet Zeidane 1 Selaa 3 Bnt Jbeil 3 Baabda 14 Zakrit 2 Aaqaybeh 3 Tleil 1 Qana 9 Baraachit 1 Hazmiyeh 3 Bikfaya 1 Aajaltoun 3 El Gharbiyeh 1 Maarakeh 5 Others 2 Mar Taqla 1 Beit Chabab 2 Ballouneh 2 Bcharrieh 3 Ain Baal 6 Marjaayoun 9 Hadath 30 Broummana 1 Shayleh 2 Bcharreh 2 Bourgheliyeh 1 Qlaiaa 1 Louayzeh 2 Qenbet Broummana 1 Aintoura 1 Tourza 1 Bazouriyeh 4 Khiyam 1 Jamhour Louaizeh 2 Beit Meri 1 Ghazir 5 Mineh Dunieh 5 Hanaouay 1 Aadaysseh 2 Kfar Chima 1 Bolonia 1 Kfar Hbab 1 Minieh 4 Deir Kifa 1 Kfar Kila 2 Chahrour Soufla 2 Mrouj 1 Chnanaair 1 Kfar Habou 1 Tayr Debba 1 Houla 1 Chahrour Aaoulia 2 Qaaqour 1 Ghosta 3 Zahleh 17 Chehabiyeh 3 Qantara 1 Qtaleh 1 Khinchara 1 Kfour 1 Zahleh El Midane 1 Toura 5 Blida 1 Hammana 2 Choueir 1 Bzoummar 1 Zahleh Er Rassiyeh 1 Deir Qanoun Nahr 1 Hasbaiya 1 Qalaa 1 Bteghrine 1 Maaysra 1 Zahleh Karak Nouh 1 Halloussiyeh 1 Kfar Chouba 1 Khreibeh 1 Chouf 29 Rayfoun 1 Ksara 1 Tayr Falsay 1 Bmaryam 2 Damour 1 Qleiaat 2 Taalabaya 1 Aabbassiyeh 2 Others 4 Naameh 1 Kfar Dibiane 1 Barr Elias 2 Chabriha 1 Chhim 4 Faraya 2 Aanjar 1 Jbal El Botm 2 Mazboud 1 Jbeil 32 Aali En Nahri 2 Borj Rahhal 1 Dalhoun 2 Jbayl 14 Others 7 Henniyeh 4 Ketermaya 3 Mastita 1 Beqaa Gharby 9 Tayr Harfa 1 Barja 2 Blat 1 Machghara 4 Others 3 Haret Baassir 1 Aamchit 4 Saghbine 1 Jezzine 7 Jiyeh 2 Halate 2 Lala 1 Jezzine 1 Ouadi Ez Zayni 3 Nahr Ibrahim 6 Ghazzeh 1 Btadiniyeh 1 Rmeileh 2 Bejjeh 1 Sohmor 2 Lebaa 1 Mghayriyeh 1 Qartaba 1 Baalbek 18 Aaramta 3 Dmit 2 Others 2 Baalbek 10 Louayzeh 1 Jahliyeh 1 Tripoli 18 Haret Chmaliye H 4 Jdaideh 1 Trablous Ez Zeitoun 1 Laboueh 1 Khreibeh 1 Bab Er Raml 1 Chmistar 1 Zaarour 1 Trablous Ez Zahriyeh 1 Brital 1 Et Tabbaneh 1 Bouday 1 Mina Jardins 2 Rachaiya 4 Others 7 Aaqabet Rachaiya 1 Beddaoui 1 Haouch El Qinnaabeh 1 Ouadi En Nahleh 1 Others 2 Camp Beddaoui 3

Others 43

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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

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Distribution of Death Cases

Distribution of deaths during the past 24 hours Hospital Residence Gender Age Chronic 26/08/2021 Baalbek Gov Hosp Baalbek Male 27 Yes Baalbek Gov Hosp Baalbek Male 53 Yes Saint George Hadath Baabda Female 68 Yes Tebnen Gov Hosp Bnt Jbeil Female 78 Yes

Distribution of deaths by Governorate

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Distribution of Recoveries

Distribution of Recoveries per Casa

Distribution of Recoveries per Casa in the last 14 days

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The National Awareness Campaign on the Coronavirus Vaccine

The National Awareness Campaign to register on the Coronavirus Vaccine Platform

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The percentage of positive cases out of the number of daily checks during the past 14 days

Cumulative cases per day

Cumulative cases by age group

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Decisions and actions taken during the past 24 hours

Ministry of Public Health

The Ministry of Public Health stated in a statement that after vigorous follow-up, in conjunction with the raids carried out by the ministerial inspection, matters were centrally resolved, and the Minister of Health informed yesterday that the Banque du Liban began granting the accumulated permissions and approval from the ministry a while ago, amounting to 1,800 invoices, and accordingly the ministry requests the companies The imported drugs will start disbursing the blocked drug and shipping the lump starting today. The warehouses of the importing agents, in addition to the general drug warehouses, will be under supervision and field tracking with the support of the ministerial inspection and the competent regulatory bodies.

The Minister of Public Health tweeted the results of the raids, as two and a half billion worth of Al-Aqibia warehouse was sold at the subsidized price, and the Jadra warehouse began disbursing its huge, subsidized stock, in addition to confiscating apartment seizures and unlicensed stores in Toul, Zahle and Taanayel. He stated that there is no intervention to release any of the five detainees by a judicial decision or a report of a missing person, adding that the campaign is continuing.

The Ministry of Public Health reported the completion of PCR tests for flights that arrived in Beirut and were conducted at the airport on August 30, where the results showed the presence of thirty-one (31) positive cases distributed on the following flights:

20/08/2021

Direction Company Flight Cases Cairo Egypt Air 713 2 Adis Abab Ethiopians 406 2 Abidjan MEA 572 4 Aleppo RB 183 1 Dubai Emirates 957 2 Baghdad Iraqi Airway 131 2 Oman RJ 401 1 Istanbul MEA 266 3 Sharjah G9 385 1 Dubai MEA 427 2 Najjaf Iraqi Airway 139 1 Larnka MEA 262 3 Adana AJ 7836 1 Berlin SR 150 1 Dubai Emiartes 953 2 Istanbul MEA 268 1 Istanbul Pegasus 862 1 Damam MEA 2443 1

Total 31

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Lebanese Red Cross

Cases that have The number of PCR The number of The number of Number of home The number of been transferred assays people who were beneficiaries visits to register beneficiaries of to hospitals That have been taken transported to the Awareness COVID-19 vaccine the electronic to hospitals vaccination centers seminars recipients platforms 31,570 100,854 3,278 149,840 53,174 6,392 (58 New) (308 New) (1 New) (23 New) (1062 New) (1 New)

Lebanese Army Forces

- The army units continue to distribute social aid (400,000 Lebanese pounds) to families with limited income in all Lebanese territories. - Supporting the security services in implementing the decisions issued by the Council of Ministers. - Reporting that 338/ PCR examinations were conducted for members of the army, where it was found that there were /43/ positive cases: /22/ active service, /18/ civilian, /3/ retired,/1/ military medical. General Directorate of State Security

- Reporting the number of new positive cases in the various governorates. - Report on the vaccination campaigns that are being implemented in various Lebanese regions through the Ministry of Public Health.

General Directorate of Internal Security Forces

51,378 written minutes have been written against violators of the decisions of general mobilization since 01/14/2021.

The General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces - Public Relations Division issued the recommendations of the periodic meeting of the emergency committee to raise the state of alert in Lebanese prisons, which came as follows:

• Strictly implementing the necessary measures to prevent the spread of the Corona virus, especially in light of the emergence of the rapidly spreading “Delta” mutant.

• Continuing to vaccinate prisoners and detainees in all prisons and places of arrest and detention, and follow- up awareness campaigns on this issue.

• Follow-up communication with international organizations and specialized associations in terms of monitoring the equipment and maintenance of vital facilities in prisons.

General Directorate of General Security

• It was reported that there were 8 new injuries among the elements of the General Directorate of Public Security. • Reporting the number of new positive cases in the various governorates and districts. • Follow up on the procedures adopted at the air, land and sea borders in cooperation with the teams of the Ministry of Public Health

Ministry of Public Works and Transportation

Beirut Rafik Hariri International Airport:

Departing Flights Arriving Flights Number of Flights 93 Number of Flights 91

Number of Departing Individuals 14,555 Number of Arrivals 6,566

Ports: Port Entered Left Import Direction # Export Direction # Beirut Fuel Aamchit 1 Containers Limassoul 1 Containers Antalya 1 Blank Malta 1 Jbeil Gasoline Beirut 1 Tripoli Trucks Tassuko 1 Trucks Tassuko 1 Total 2 5 Ref : Ministry of Public Health All reports and related decisions can be found at: http://drm.pcm.gov.lb Or social media @DRM_Lebanon

General Decisions / Announcements

The meeting of the Follow-up Committee on Preventive Measures and Measures for the Coronavirus, held on 12/08/2021, issued the following recommendations:

• Emphasis on the previous recommendation regarding making the necessary circulars by: the General Directorate of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, the Ministries of Interior and Municipalities, Economy and Trade, Tourism, Public Health, Education and Higher Education and Labor in terms of the obligation to grant the vaccine to all workers in the public and private sectors Under its supervision, it is the responsibility of the persons who refuse to receive the vaccine to present a negative PCR result every 72 hours so that the material cost of the examination is at their own expense.

• Ministry of Tourism, Ministry of Interior and Municipalities - General Directorate of Internal Security Forces, General Directorate of State Security: Strict crackdown on violations related to non-compliance with hotel quarantine, subject of General Directorate of Civil Aviation Circular No. 31/2, especially against persons who deliberately leave their passports and claiming to lose it later or making fake hotel reservations

• The General Directorate of Civil Aviation: Making the necessary circular to exempt passengers who left and want to return within a week from conducting a PCR examination in the countries from which they wish to return, if they are subject to a PCR examination upon their arrival at Rafic Hariri International Airport, as well as exempting them from the hotel quarantine in the event Their coming from one of the countries subjects of Circular No. 31/2.

The Middle East Airlines - Lebanese Airways, announced in a statement that, starting from 6/8/2021, all passengers arriving in Lebanon will be subject to the following procedures:

• Categories obligated to hotel quarantine: Passengers coming from the United Kingdom - Cyprus - Turkey - Brazil - United Arab Emirates - Iraq - India - Malawi - Ethiopia - Zambia - Liberia - Kenya - Gambia and Sierra Leone (not passengers transiting through these countries) with mandatory possession of a reservation My hotel is at their own expense, for 4 days / 3 nights in one of the approved hotels. Passengers who do not have a hotel reservation are not allowed to board the plane.

• Categories excluded from hotel quarantine:

 National and foreign diplomatic missions and their families, if they adhere to the quarantine for a period of four days at their place of residence.

 Passengers who have previously received at least one dose of any Covid-19 vaccine without a specified duration.

 Passengers who were infected with the Corona virus and recovered from it within a period of ninety days before the date of their travel to Lebanon, after presenting an official document proving this.

 Passengers transiting by land to Syria through Rafic Hariri International Airport - Beirut.

 Minor passengers under 18 years of age, whether they are coming alone or accompanied by their parents.

• Categories obligated to conduct a PCR examination before coming to Lebanon: All passengers must have performed a PCR examination with the mandatory presence of a QR code in one of the approved laboratories, within a maximum of 96 hours from the date of issuance of the examination result until arriving in Lebanon and that they show the result of the examination upon registration bags. Passengers who do not have a negative test result are not allowed to board the plane coming to Lebanon

• Categories excluded from conducting a PCR examination before coming to Lebanon:

 Passengers who have received the second dose of Covid-19 vaccine or a full dose of Covid-19 vaccine (which is only one dose), for a period of no less than two weeks.

 Passengers who were infected with the Corona virus within a period of ninety days preceding the date of their travel to Lebanon, after presenting an official document proving this.

Note: All passengers arriving in Lebanon are subject to a PCR examination upon their arrival at Rafic Hariri International Airport - Beirut, except for children under 12 years and UNIFIL forces.

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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 11 SDL002-Family Medical Laboratories 6 NBH316-Hospital Ragheb Harb 4 BRH626-Hotel Dieu de France 2 BDH562-Hospital Mont liban 1 BLH215-Hospital Dar Amal / Baalbeck 1 CHH504-Sibline Gov. 1

Number of positive cases without specifying the place of residence Laboratory/Hospitals Cases BDL003-Laboratoire Inovie / Fayyadieh 11 BDL005 - American Diagnostic Center ADC 10 NBH301-Hospital Nabatieh Nabih Berry Governemental 9 NBH316-Hospital Ragheb Harb 8 SDH418-Hospital Hammoud / Saida 6 SDL002-Family Medical Laboratories 6 BDL001- Centre Medical Moderne -Berjaoui 2 BRH621-Fouad Khoury / Aub area 2 BRH626-Hotel Dieu de France 2 BDH562-Hospital Mont liban 1 BLH215-Hospital Dar Amal / Baalbeck 1 CHH504-Sibline Gov. 1 JBL001-Laboratoire Akiki et Boulos 1 NBL002- Salam Laboratories 1

Number of positive cases without a phone number Laboratory/Hospitals Cases BDH505-Rafic Hariri University hospital 3 ZHH202-Hospital Elias Hraoui Governemental / Zahleh 2 ZHL001-Medical care center MCC 1

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

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