Occupancy Rate of COVID-19 Beds and Availability

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Lebanon National Operations Room Daily Report on COVID-19

Wednesday. 18 August.2021 Report #489 Time Published: 8:00 PM

Occupancy rate of COVID-19 Beds and Availability

For daily information on all the details of the bed’s 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

Beirut 288 Maten 302 Jbeil 106 Koura 22 Beqaa Gharby 5 Bnt Jbeil 125 Ain Mraisseh 7 Borj Hammoud 22 Jounieh Sarba 2 Amioun 1 Machghara 1 Sour 31 Aub 1 Nabaa 1 Jounieh Kaslik 6 Kfar Aaqqa 1 Qaraaoun 1 Sour El Bass 1 Ras Beyrouth 8 Sinn Fil 11 Zouk Mkayel 6 Kfar Saroun 1 Marj 1 Sour Er Rachidiyeh 2 Qreitem 8 Jisr Bacha 5 Nahr El Kalb 1 Bechmizzine 2 Raouda 2 Sour Maachouq 2 Raoucheh 8 Jdaidet Matn 7 Haret El Mir 2 Bterram 3 Baalbek 22 Borj Ech Chemali 10 Hamra 27 Baouchriyeh 5 Jounieh Ghadir 7 Dar Chmizzine 1 Baalbek 8 Batoulay 3 Ain Tineh 5 Daoura 3 Zouk Mosbeh 9 Kousba 2 Ain 1 Deir Qanoun El Ain 2 Msaitbeh 6 Raouda Baouchriyeh 10 Yessouaa El Malek 1 Fiaa 2 Haret Chmaliye H 3 Smaiyeh 2 Mar Elias 8 Sadd Baouchriyeh 3 Adonis 5 Qalhat 1 Laboueh 1 Jouaiya 2 Tallet Khayat 2 Sabtiyeh 9 Jounieh Haret Sakhr 1 Ras Masqa 1 Younine 1 Debaal 1 Zarif 5 Deir Mar Roukoz 1 Jounieh Sahel Aalma 2 Dahr El Ain 3 Deir El Ahmar 1 Aaytit 5 Mina Hosn 1 Dekouaneh 26 Tabarja 2 Barsa 1 Kneisseh 1 Baflay 1 Mazraa 13 Mkalles 1 Adma Oua Dafneh 1 Others 3 Bednayel 1 Barich 1 Borj Abou Haidar 19 Antelias 20 Safra 2 Zagharta 22 Nabi Chit 3 Selaa 3 Basta Faouqa 9 Manqlet Mezher 1 Aaqaybeh 2 Zgharta 4 Others 2 Qana 5 Malaab Baladi 1 Jall Dib 22 Aajaltoun 3 Rachaaine 2 Rachaiya 4 Maarakeh 3 Tariq Jdideh 27 Naqqach 6 Hariqa 1 Ardeh 2 Aaqabet Rachaiya 1 Saddiqine 3 Ras Nabaa 11 Zalqa 3 Ballouneh 9 Asnoun 1 Others 3 Ain Baal 5 Basta Tahta 3 Byaqout 2 Shayleh 1 Aarjes 1 Saida 76 Bazouriyeh 5 Mar Mikhayel Nahr 1 Dbayeh 19 Daraiya 1 Ehden 4 Bramiyeh 1 Hanaouay 4 Achrafiyeh 11 Deir Aaoukar 3 Ain Er Rihaneh 2 Miziara 4 Haret Saida 3 Deir Kifa 2 Aadlyeh 2 Mansouriyeh 28 Jaaita 2 Sebaal 2 Miyeh Ou Miyeh 2 Tayr Debba 4 Others 105 Daychouniyeh 4 Aintoura 1 Miriata 1 Ain El Heloueh 3 Chehabiyeh 4 Baabda 296 Fanar 7 Ghazir 1 Hailane 1 Salhiyeh 1 Rmadiyeh 1 Chiyah 25 Ain Saadeh 10 Kfar Hbab 1 Batroun 7 Majdelyoun 1 Toura 1 Jnah 15 Ain Najm 1 Borj El Ftouh 1 Batroun 5 Aabra 8 Deir Qanoun Nahr 1 Ouzaai 11 Roumieh 1 Maarab 1 Hamat 1 Qraiyeh 1 Kneisseh 3 Bir Hassan 9 Bqennaya 1 Kfour 1 Douma 1 Ghaziyeh 3 Tayr Falsay 1 Mahatet Sfair 1 Majzoub 1 Bzoummar 3 Akkar 10 Zahrani 1 Aabbassiyeh 9 Ghbayreh 11 Bsalim 8 Ghineh 1 Cheikh Taba 1 Maghdoucheh 1 Chabriha 2 Ain Roummaneh 29 Nabay 1 Daraaoun 2 Tikrit 1 Darb Es Sim 2 Chaaitiyeh 1 Furn Chebbak 12 Mtayleb 1 Maaysra 1 Aaiyat 1 Kharayeb 2 Jbal El Botm 1 Haret Hreik 44 Rabiyeh 3 Ghbaleh 2 Hayssa 1 Zrariyeh 1 Borj Rahhal 1 Laylakeh 10 Qornet Chehouane 1 Rayfoun 1 Khirbet Char 1 Aadloun 2 Mansouri 1 Borj Brajneh 15 Elissar 1 Qleiaat 1 Tleil 1 Insariyeh 4 Majdel Zoun 1 Mreijeh 13 Raboueh 5 Aachqout 2 Rihaniyeh 1 Babliyeh 2 Others 1 Tahouitat Ghadir 4 Beit Ech Chaar 4 Faytroun 4 Akroum 1 Sarafand 1 Jezzine 1 Baabda 7 Mazraat Yachouaa 2 Raachine 5 Others 2 Saksakiyeh 3 Anane 1 Hazmiyeh 9 Bikfaya 3 Faqra 2 Bcharrieh 3 Najjariyeh 1 Nabatieh 50 Hadath 36 Mayasseh 1 Aayoun Es Simane 2 Tourza 3 Aarab Ej Jall 1 Nabatiyeh Et Tahta 5 Boutchay 1 Qornet Hamra 1 Mayrouba 1 Mineh Dunieh 5 Kfar Hatta 2 Mazraat Kfar Jaouz 1 Louayzeh 10 Broummana 3 Faraya 4 Sir Ed Danniyeh 1 Others 30 Kfar Roummane 3 Jamhour Louaizeh 2 Jouret El Ballout 2 Others 1 Bqarsouna 1 Chouf 38 Habbouch 3 Kfar Chima 3 Broummana 3 Jbeil 21 Tarane 1 Naameh 2 Kfar Tibnit 1 Chahrour Soufla 1 Mar Chaaya 1 Jbayl 8 Kfar Chellane 1 Haret En Naameh 1 Sarba 1 Chahrour Aaoulia 1 Baabdat 3 Mastita 3 Bakhaaoun 1 Chhim 1 Hmaileh 1 Haret Sitt 1 Beit Meri 5 Blat 1 Zahleh 37 Dalhoun 1 Houmine Et Tahta 2 Bsaba 4 Monteverdi 3 Aamchit 2 Zahleh El Midane 7 Ketermaya 1 Zefta 1 Aabadiyeh 1 Mtain 3 Halate 1 Zahleh Er Rassiyeh 1 Barja 7 Charqiyeh 1 Ras Matn 2 Mrouj 1 Nahr Ibrahim 1 Zahleh El Maallaqa 1 Baassir 3 Toul 2 Qsaibeh 1 Khinchara 1 Berbara 1 Zahleh Aradi 2 Jiyeh 2 Nmairiyeh 1 Rouayssat Salima 1 Aintoura 3 Hboub 1 Ablah 1 Jadra 2 Harouf 12 Hammana 4 Dhour Ech Choueir 2 Hsarat 1 Taalabaya 3 Majdalouna 1 Mayfadoun 1 Khreibeh 1 Baskinta 1 Others 2 Qabb Elias 1 Joun 1 Aadchit Ech Chqif 3 Others 12 Others 7 Tripoli 19 Mrayjat 1 Mghayriyeh 1 Insar 4 Aleyh 99 Marjaayoun 6 Others 19 Aanjar 1 Deir El Qamar 1 Qaaqaiyet Ej Jisr 1 El Aamroussiyeh 8 Jdaideh 1 Majdel Aanjar 3 Dmit 1 Braiqeaa 1 Hay Es Sellom 12 Khiyam 1 Riyaq 6 Brih 1 Kfar Sir 3 Ghadir Choueifat 1 Houla 1 Aali En Nahri 1 Baaqline 4 Sir El Gharbiyeh 1 Khaldeh 7 Meiss Ej Jabal 2 Others 9 Ainbal 2 Others 2 El Oumara 19 Majdel Selm 1 Ain Ouzain 2 Bnt Jbeil 44 Deir Qoubel 2 Hasbaiya 1 Others 4 Bent Jbayl 2 Aaramoun 11 Hebbariyeh 1 Ain Ebel 1 Bchamoun 14 Rmaych 1 Blaybel 6 Soultaniyeh 1 Houmal 1 Safad El Battikh 2 Bsous 2 Jmaijmeh 2 Aaley 5 Baraachit 3 Qmatiyeh 1 Chaqra 1 Aaytat 1 Haddatha 4 Souq El Gharb 1 Khirbet Selm 3 Aaynab 1 Hariss 1 Selfaya 1 Deir Ntar 6 Bhamdoun Ed Dayaa 1 Borj Qalaouiyeh 2 Saoufar 1 Yater 1 Ain Dara 1 Beit Lif 4 Others 3 Others 10

Others 80

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

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Distribution of Death Cases

Distribution of deaths during the past 24 hours Hospital Residence Gender Age Chronic 17/08/2021 Hamchrieh Hosp Saida Female 49 No Baabda Gov Hosp Baabda Male 50 Yes Baabda Gov Hosp Baabda Female 77 Yes Makkassed Hosp Beirut Female 84 Yes Hamchrieh Hosp Tyre Male 90 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 Minister of Public Health held a meeting to track cases infected with Covid-19 in light of the lack of securing all medical supplies as a result of the financial situation, in the presence of representatives of UNICEF, World Health, the Lebanese Red Cross, the Syndicate of Social Work Specialists, NGOs and a number of major municipalities, and it was agreed upon. To form a working group that secures information exchange and networking with NGOs active in the health field to support the infected cases who are unable to secure the medical, health and nutritional supplies they need, in addition to psychological and social support.

The Ministry of Public Health reported the completion of PCR tests for flights that arrived in Beirut and were conducted at the airport between August 10 and 13, where the results showed the presence of one hundred and sixteen (116) positive cases, distributed among the following flights:

10/08/2021 27 Direction Company Flight Cases Direction Company Flight Cases Doha Qatari 418 1 Laranka MEA 262 2 Athens A3 946 1 Baghdad MEA 323 1 Adis Abab Ethiopian 406 1 Barcelona VY 7620 1 Istanbul Turkish 824 2 Adana AJ 7780 1 Athens MEA 252 1 Abidjan MEA 572 2 Antalya AJ 7834 2 Istanbul MEA 268 2 Istanbul MEA 266 1 Istanbul Turkish 826 1 Sharjah G9 385 1 Abu Dhabi MEA 419 2 Jeddah MEA 2365 1 Istanbul PEGASUS 862 1 Najjaf Iraqi Airways 139 2 Dubai Emiartes 955 1

11/08/2021 28 Direction Company Flight Cases Direction Company Flight Cases Paris MEA 222 1 Abidjan MEA 576 4 Baghdad Iraqi Airways 131 1 Cairo MEA 305 2 Zurich GM 850 1 Istanbul Turkish 824 2 Athens MEA 252 2 Istanbul MEA 266 2 Sharjah G9 385 1 Orali TO 3330 1 Brussels MEA 216 1 Baghdad MEA 323 1 Dubai Emirates 953 1 Cairo Egypt Air 711 1 Cairo MEA 307 1 Paris AIR FRANCE 562 1 Istanbul Turkish 826 1 Abu Dhabi MEA 419 1 Istanbul PEGASUS 862 3

12/08/2021 39 Direction Company Flight Cases Direction Company Flight Cases Doha Qatari 418 1 Copenhagen MEA 226 1 Cairo Egypt Air 713 1 Athens A3 946 1 Istanbul Turkish 828 1 Dubai Emirates 957 1 Baghdad Iraqi Airways 131 3 Doha Qatari 416 1 Istanbul Turkish 824 2 Bodrum AJ 7828 2 Abu Dhabi EY 533 1 Yuvan MEA 276 5 Laranka MEA 262 1 Baghdad MEA 323 1 Tihran W5 1152 8 Sharjah G9 387 1 Dalman PEGASUS 1826 2 Baghdad Iraqi Airways 301 1 Najjaf MEA 327 1 Istanbul Turkish 826 4

13/08/2021 22 Direction Company Flight Cases Direction Company Flight Cases 1 957 اﻹﻣﺎراﺗﯾﺔ Cairo Egypt Air 713 1 Dubai Baghdad Iraqi Airways 131 1 Antalya AJ 7834 1 Istanbul Turkish 824 1 Abu Dhabi EY 533 1 Istanbul MEA 266 3 Laranka MEA 262 3 Adana AJ 7836 2 Berlin SR 150 1 Milano MEA 235 1 London MEA 202 1 Amsterdam HV 6307 1 Istanbul Turkish 830 1 Istanbul MEA 268 2 Istanbul Turkish 826 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

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 31,016 99,444 3,253 149,439 44,654 6,381 (58 New) (197 New) (7 New) (30 New) (1152 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 471/ PCR examinations were conducted for members of the army, where it was found that there were /93/ positive cases: /51/ active service, /40/ civilian, /2/ 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 total of the minutes written against the violators of the decisions of the general mobilization since 3/8/2021 are distributed according to the regions as follows:

Minutes Since 08/03/2021 Beirut 54305 Mount Lebanon 68409 Beqaa Gharby 27728 North 21177 South 21213 Total 192832

General Directorate of General Security

It was reported that there were 71 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.

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

Ministry of Public Works and Transportation

Beirut Rafik Hariri International Airport:

Departing Flights Arriving Flights Number of Flights 67 Number of Flights 69

Number of Departing Individuals 11255 Number of Arrivals 4690

Ports:

Port Entered Left Import Direction # Export Direction # Beirut Containers Dmeit 1 Blank Mersen 1 Blank Mersen Wood Romania 1 Diesel Beirut Tripoli Blank Libya 1 Glass Suez 1 Containers Tassuko 1 Total 5 4

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 Lebanon 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.

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

• 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.

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 17 SDL002-Family Medical Laboratories 15 CHH511-Hospital Ain wa Zain 5 BDH562-Hospital Mont liban 4 BRH636-Hospital LAU Medical Center / Rizk 3 BRH610-Hospital American university 2 SRL001 - Mashrek Medical Diagnostic Center MDC 2 BDL009 - Naqaa Medical Center 1 BRD003-Saint Joseph, Achrafieh 1 BRH626-Hotel Dieu de France 1 CHH504-Sibline Gov. 1 MTH548-Hospital Serhal / Rabieh 1

Number of positive cases without specifying the place of residence Laboratory/Hospitals Cases BDH505-Rafic Hariri University hospital 17 NBL002- Salam Laboratories 15 SDL002-Family Medical Laboratories 15 CHH511-Hospital Ain wa Zain 5 SRL001 - Mashrek Medical Diagnostic Center MDC 5 BDH562-Hospital Mont liban 4 BDL009 - Naqaa Medical Center 3 BRH636-Hospital LAU Medical Center / Rizk 3 MTL001 - Saint Michel Lab 3 BDL001- Centre Medical Moderne -Berjaoui 2 BRH610-Hospital American university 2 CHH504-Sibline Gov. 2 JBL001-Laboratoire Akiki et Boulos 2 BDL005 - American Diagnostic Center ADC 1 BDL015 - Mediland Laboratories and Diagnostic Imaging Center 1 BRD003-Saint Joseph, Achrafieh 1 BRH626-Hotel Dieu de France 1 MTH548-Hospital Serhal / Rabieh 1

Number of positive cases without a phone number Laboratory/Hospitals Cases BDL002-Hadi Laboratory/ Haret Hreik 3 BJH303-Hospital Tibnine Governemental 1 CHH511-Hospital Ain wa Zain 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

MTH569-Hospital Bellevue Medical Center 1

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

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