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Lebanon National Operations Room Daily Report on COVID-19

Tuesday. 17 August.2021 Report #488 Time Published: 8:00 PM

Occupancy rate of COVID-19 Beds and Availability

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Ref: Ministry of public health

Beirut 116 Maten 187 Jbeil 17 7 74 Bnt Jbeil 213 Ras Beyrouth 14 Borj Hammoud 4 Blat 1 Baalbek 4 Nabatiyeh Et Tahta 13 Aayta Ech Chaab 1 Qreitem 2 Sinn Fil 7 Aamchit 2 Kfar Dane 1 Mazraat Kfar Jaouz 2 Tiri 1 Raoucheh 6 Horch Tabet 1 Halate 1 Deir El Ahmar 1 Zibdine 2 Kafra 2 Hamra 11 Jdaidet Matn 4 1 1 Kfar Roummane 1 Borj Qalaouiyeh 1 Msaitbeh 4 Baouchriyeh 2 Jeddayel 2 Rachaiya 1 Habbouch 2 Ghandouriyeh 1 Mar Elias 3 Daoura 3 Nahr Ibrahim 1 Others 1 Ain Bou Souar 1 Froun 2 Mazraa 3 Raouda Baouchriyeh 3 Qartaba 2 Saida 96 Jarjouaa 1 Others 46 Borj Abou Haidar 4 Sadd Baouchriyeh 1 Seraaita 1 Hlaliyeh 1 Houmine Faouqa 2 Marjaayoun 12 Basta Faouqa 5 Dekouaneh 9 Others 6 Haret Saida 2 Aarab Salim 3 Jdaideh 2 Tariq Jdideh 4 21 Tripoli 29 Miyeh Ou Miyeh 5 Zefta 1 Qlaiaa 1 Ras Nabaa 6 Manqlet Mezher 1 Trablous El Qoubbeh 2 Ain El Heloueh 4 Deir Ez Zahrani 1 Khiyam 4 Basta Tahta 3 Jall Dib 24 Qalamoun 2 Majdelyoun 5 Toul 8 Aadaysseh 2 Achrafiyeh 11 Naqqach 7 Others 19 Aabra 3 Nmairiyeh 4 Houla 1 Others 40 Zalqa 10 Beddaoui 2 Qraiyeh 1 3 Majdel Selm 2 Baabda 199 Byaqout 2 Madineh Ej Jdideh 4 Ain Ed Delb 2 Douair 2 Hasbaiya 7 Chiyah 20 Dbayeh 4 Koura 23 Ghaziyeh 2 Jibchit 1 Hasbaiya 1 Jnah 7 Deir Aaoukar 8 2 Kharayeb 4 Aadchit Ech Chqif 1 Hebbariyeh 1 Ouzaai 3 Mansouriyeh 8 Kfar Aaqqa 1 Zrariyeh 3 Aabba 1 Chouaya 2 Bir Hassan 4 6 Kfar Saroun 2 Aadloun 3 Insar 6 Chebaa 3 Ghbayreh 6 2 1 Babliyeh 2 Zaoutar Gharbiyeh 3 Ain Roummaneh 2 2 1 Sarafand 9 Zaoutar Charqiyeh 1 Furn Chebbak 4 Bqennaya 1 1 Bissariyeh 1 Qsaibeh 5 Haret Hreik 33 18 1 Kaouthariyet Siyad 1 Braiqeaa 1 Laylakeh 10 Nabay 8 1 Teffahta 1 4 Borj Brajneh 20 Mtayleb 2 Ras Masqa 1 Saksakiyeh 5 Sir El Gharbiyeh 2 Mreijeh 9 Rabiyeh 3 Dahr El Ain 3 Aaddoussiyeh 1 Others 3 Raml Aali 1 Beit Kekko 1 2 Others 41 Baabda 19 Qornet Chehouane 5 Others 7 Tyre 126 Hazmiyeh 4 Raboueh 1 Zagharta 10 Sour 28 Hadath 37 Beit Ech Chaar 1 Zgharta 2 Sour El Bass 1 Boutchay 2 Dik Mehdi 3 Rachaaine 1 Bahr Chemali 2 Louayzeh 1 Mazraat Yachouaa 2 MِEjdlaiya 2 Sour Er Rachidiyeh 5 Kfar Chima 5 1 Aytou 2 Sour Maachouq 3 Chahrour Aaoulia 1 2 Miziara 1 Borj Ech Chemali 6 3 Ain Et Teffaha 1 Miriata 1 Deir Qanoun El Ain 2 Rouaysset Ballout 1 Broummana 1 Others 1 Maalliyeh 1 Aabadiyeh 1 1 Batroun 26 Smaiyeh 1 Aaraiya 2 Mtain 1 Batroun 16 Jouaiya 7 Hammana 3 1 Kfar Aabida 1 Debaal 2 Bmaryam 1 1 Chikka 4 Mjadel 1 Aleyh 42 Chouaya 1 Hadtoun 1 Aaytit 4 El Aamroussiyeh 3 1 Others 4 Barich 1 Hay Es Sellom 10 Others 2 Akkar 6 Qana 6 Khaldeh 2 Chouf 37 Halba 1 Maarakeh 1 El Oumara 9 1 Minyara 1 Maaroub 3 Deir Qoubel 1 Naameh 2 Berqayel 1 Saddiqine 1 Aaramoun 6 Chhim 1 Hrar 1 Ain Baal 7 Bchamoun 5 Mazboud 2 Others 2 Bazouriyeh 10 Blaybel 1 Dalhoun 1 Bcharrieh 5 Hanaouay 2 Aaley 1 Daraiya 1 Bcharreh 1 Tayr Debba 2 Qmatiyeh 2 Ketermaya 2 Hadath Ej Joubbeh 1 Chehabiyeh 2 Aaytat 1 Sibline 1 Bazaaoun 2 Toura 3 Saoufar 1 6 Bqerqacha 1 Deir Qanoun Nahr 2 Kesrwen 45 Jiyeh 4 Mineh Dunieh 2 Srifa 2 Sarba 2 Jadra 2 Aaramane 1 Aabbassiyeh 2 Zouk Mkayel 7 Ouadi Ez Zayni 2 Others 1 Chabriha 7 Haret El Mir 2 Aalmane 1 Zahleh 7 Chaaitiyeh 1 Jounieh Ghadir 1 Ouardaniyeh 4 Zahleh Er Rassiyeh 2 Borj Rahhal 1 Adonis 1 Baaqline 3 Fourzol 1 Zebqine 1 Jounieh Haret Sakhr 2 1 Ksara 1 Qlaileh 1 Sahel Aalma 4 Hasrout 1 Taalabaya 1 Qasmiyeh 1 Kfar Yassine 3 Jdaideh 1 Saadnayel 1 Mansouri 1 Tabarja 2 Ain Ouzain 1 Majdel Aanjar 1 Majdel Zoun 1 Adma Oua Dafneh 3 Beqaa Gharby 7 Naqoura 4 Safra 1 Machghara 4 Others 1 Shayleh 1 Libbaya 1 Ghazir 4 Raouda 2 Kfar Hbab 1 Kfour 1 Bzoummar 1 Rayfoun 1 Aachqout 2 Kfar Dibiane 1 Faqra 2 Hrajel 2 Faraya 1

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 17/08/2021 Baabda Gov Hosp Maten Male 60 No Al Rasi Hosp Akkar Male 68 Yes Berri Gov Hosp Nabatieh Male 70 Yes Al Rasi Hosp Female 78 Yes Al Rasi Hosp Akkar Male 78 Yes Baabda Gov Hosp Maten Female 82 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

Within the framework of increasing societal immunity in the face of the Covid_19 epidemic, the Ministry of Public Health received one hundred thousand AstraZeneca vaccines as a gift from the State of Austria, which will be distributed according to the mechanism used by the Ministry to the vaccination centers.

The head of the National Committee for the Corona Vaccine at the Ministry of Public Health confirmed that the Delta mutator has spread very quickly in more than a hundred countries, including , because of its ability to transmit from one person to another quickly and more effectively than other types of Covid 19. Prevention is the best way to avoid infection even if the person has taken the vaccine in both doses.

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 30,958 99,247 3,246 149,409 43,493 6,380 (71 New) (193 New) (9 New) (579 New) (2 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 /222/ PCR examination was conducted for members of the army, where it was found that there were /52/ positive cases: /26/ active service, /23/ civilian, /3/ retired. 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

- Reporting the number of new positive cases in different governorates and cases in home quarantine. - Follow up on the procedures adopted at the air, land and sea borders, in cooperation with the teams of the Ministry of Public Health. - Reporting the provision of medical equipment, consisting of oxygen bottles and 40 digital thermometers, by the “CEMIC” unit of the International Emergency Forces to the Marjayoun District Medical School.

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 75 Number of Flights 75

Number of Departing Individuals 12255 Number of Arrivals 5811

Ports:

Port Entered Left Import Direction # Export Direction # Beirut Wheat Ukraine 1 Containers Limassol 1 Blank Greece 1 Chekka Blank Istanbul 1 Tripoli Blank Istanbul 1 Total 1 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.

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

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 SDL002-Family Medical Laboratories 7 SRL001 - Mashrek Medical Diagnostic Center MDC 2 BLH215-Hospital Dar Amal / Baalbeck 1 CHH504-Sibline Gov. 1 MTH548-Hospital Serhal / 1

Number of positive cases without specifying the place of residence Laboratory/Hospitals Cases JBL001-Laboratoire Akiki et Boulos 8 SDL002-Family Medical Laboratories 7 SRL001 - Mashrek Medical Diagnostic Center MDC 6 SDH418-Hospital Hammoud / Saida 4 NBH316-Hospital Ragheb Harb 2 BDL005 - American Diagnostic Center ADC 1 BDL015 - Mediland Laboratories and Diagnostic Imaging Center 1 BLH215-Hospital Dar Amal / Baalbeck 1 BRH621-Fouad Khoury / Aub area 1 CHH504-Sibline Gov. 1 MTH548-Hospital Serhal / Rabieh 1 NBL002- Salam Laboratories 1

Number of positive cases without a phone number Laboratory/Hospitals Cases BDL002-Hadi Laboratory/ Haret Hreik 2 AKH108-Hospital Halba Governemental 1 SDL002-Family Medical Laboratories 1

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

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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