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Lebanon National Operations Room Daily Report on COVID-19

Tuesday.22 June.2021 Report #444 Time Published: 8:00 PM

Occupancy rate of COVID-19 Beds and Availability

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Ref: Ministry of public health

Distribution by Villages Beirut 15 Maten 19 Keserwan 6 Rachaya 1 Others 16 Ain Mraisseh 1 Borj Hammoud 1 Zouk Mkayel 1 Rafid 1 Hamra 2 Sinn Fil 2 Zouk Mosbeh 2 Saida 13 Mar Elias 2 Raouda 2 Haret Sakhr 1 Miyeh 1 Tallet Khayat 1 Sabtiyeh 1 Tabarja 1 Aabra 1 Mazraa 1 Dekouaneh 1 Aaqaybeh 1 Bqosta 1 Borj Abou Haidar 2 Antelias 1 Jbeil 2 Ghassaniyeh 1 Achrafiyeh 1 Naqqach 1 Jbayl 1 Others 9 Others 5 Aaoukar 1 Ghorfine 1 Tyr 8 Baabda 17 Fanar 1 Tripoli 3 Sour 3 Jnah 1 Bsalim 2 Trablous 1 Er Rachidiyeh 1 Bir Hassan 2 Nabay 3 Others 2 Borj Ech Chemali 1 Ain Roummaneh 1 Broummana 2 Koura 2 Jouaiya 1 Furn Chebbak 1 Rouaysseh 1 Majdel 1 Toura 1 Haret Hreik 1 Chouf 8 Others 1 Aabbassiyeh 1 Borj Brajneh 2 Saadiyat 1 Danniyeh 3 Nabatiyeh 2 Mreijeh 1 Chhim 3 Minieh 1 Choukine 1 Tahouitat Ghadir 1 Daraiya 2 Tarane 1 Jbaa 1 Baabda 1 Barja 1 Bakhaaoun 1 Bent Jbeil 19 Hadath 3 Joun 1 Zahleh 1 Aaynata 1 Kfar Chima 1 Aley 4 Zahleh Aradi 1 2 Ouadi Chahrour 1 Choueifat 1 Baalbeck 8 Chaqra 1 Others 1 Aaramoun 1 Baalbek 3 1 Bchamoun 1 Hadath 1 Hariss 11 Ain Aanoub 1 Bechouat 2 Kafra 1 Brital 1 Qalaouiyeh 2 Bouday 1

Saida 2 Tyr 6

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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

Distribution of Death Cases

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Distribution of deaths during the past 72 hours Hospital Residence Gender Age Chronic 22/06/2021 Rafic Hariri Uni Hosp Beirut Male 69 Yes Ragheb Hareb Hosp Tyr Male 62 Yes Ragheb Hareb Hosp Beirut Male 58 Yes Mazloum Hosp Tripoli Male 62 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 online platform for registering the taking of the Coronavirus vaccine

The National Awareness Campaign on the Coronavirus Vaccine

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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

Age-Specific Cumulative Incidence rate (/100000)

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Decisions and actions taken during the past 48 hours

Ministry of Public Health

The Ministry of Public Health has issued an updated table about government and private laboratories qualified to conduct laboratory diagnosis of the Coronavirus by PCR-RT method, in addition to laboratories qualified to take samples of "nasal swabs" by the drive-thru method.

The Ministry of Public Health reported the completion of PCR tests for flights that arrived in Beirut and were conducted at the airport on June 17, 18, 19 and 20, and the results showed the presence of fifty-two (52) positive cases, distributed on the following flights:

2021/6/17 2021/6/19 Direction Company Flight nb Cases Direction Company Flight nb Cases Addis Ababa Ethiopian 406 3 Addis Ababa Ethiopian 406 2 Cairo MEA 305 1 Istanbul Turkish 828 1 Baghdad UBD 105 1 Doha Qatar 416 1 Dubai MEA 427 2 Baghdad UBD 105 1 Tehran W5 1152 1 Paris Air France 564 1 Dubai FZ 159 1 Baghdad Iraqi 301 1 Paris Air France 562 1 Brussels MEA 216 1 Najaf MEA 327 3 Dubai MEA 427 1 Dubai MEA 429 1 Baghdad MEA 323 1 Total 14 Paris MEA 212 1 2021/6/18 Cairo EgyptAir 711 1 Direction Company Flight nb Cases Baghdad Iraqi 1311 1 Addis Ababa Ethiopian 406 5 Total 13 Dubai MEA 427 1 2021/6/20 Kuwait MEA 405 1 Direction Company Flight nb Cases Dubai Emirates 953 1 Addis Ababa Ethiopian 406 9 Paris MEA 212 1 Total 9 Cairo EgyptAir 711 1 Dubai FZ 159 2 Istanbul Turkish 826 2 Dubai MEA 429 1 Total 15

Lebanese Red Cross

Cases that have been The number of PCR assays The number of beneficiaries The number of transferred to hospitals That have been taken to hospitals Awareness seminars beneficiaries of the electronic platforms 29,363 96,565 147,962 6,289

Lebanese Army Forces

- The army units continue to distribute social aid (400,000 Lebanese pounds) to families with limited income in all Lebanese territories. - 245 PCR tests for army personnel and only 7 positive cases (5 civilians and 2 active army personnel). - Supporting the security services in implementing the decisions issued by the Council of Ministers.

General Directorate of State Security

Reporting the number of new positive cases in the various governorates.

General Directorate of Internal Security Forces

51,359 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:

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Minutes Since 08/03/2021 Beirut 54290 Mount 68405 Beqaa Gharby 27728 North 21177 South 21213 Total 192813

General Directorate of General Security

- Reporting the number of new positive cases in the various governorates and the cases in home quarantine. - Follow up the procedures approved 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 57 Number of Flights 58

Number of Departing Individuals 5452 Number of Arrivals 7634

Ports:

Port Entered Left Import Direction # Export Direction # Chekka Chemicals Turkey 1 Cotton Greece 1 Beirut Containers Tripoli 1 Metals Alexandria 1 Metals Demietta 1 Tripoli Empty Iskenderun 1 Merchandise Tassuko 1 Total 5 2

General Decisions / Announcements

The meeting of the Follow-up Committee on Preventive Measures and Measures for the Coronavirus, held on 16/6/2021, issued the following recommendations:

1. The Ministry of Public Health, in coordination with the Ministry of Works and Transport, shall establish a center to conduct PCR tests in the port of Tripoli, for the necessity of arrivals to Lebanon through the port.

2. The Ministry of Public Works and Transport - the Directorate General of Civil Aviation should add the country of Côte d'Ivoire to the list of countries from which arrivals of people for whom 14 days have passed since they received the second dose of the vaccine are exempted from conducting a PCR examination before their arrival to Lebanon.

3. The Ministry of Tourism: Work to reduce the number of hotels designated for quarantine with regard to arrivals from Britain and Brazil, according to the need, and deposit them in the Ministry of Public Works and Transport - the General Directorate of Civil Aviation, to take the necessary action by it.

4. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants, in coordination with the Ministry of Public Health, is contacting various countries to sign memoranda of understanding for the mutual dependence of vaccination cards issued by the competent authorities.

The General Directorate of Civil Aviation issued Circular No. 25/2 in sympathy with Circulars No. 19/2 and No. 24/2 regarding procedures related to passengers coming to Lebanon from the United Kingdom and Brazil, where the exceptions clause was amended to become as follows:

1. Passengers wishing to come to Lebanon who have received the second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine or a full dose of the Covid-19 vaccine (which is a single dose), are exempted for a period of no less than two weeks, or they contracted the Corona virus within a period of ninety days. The date of their travel to Lebanon, after presenting an official document proving this, is preceded by a PCR examination in the United Kingdom and Brazil, and they are subject to a PCR examination upon their arrival at Rafic Hariri International Airport according to the mechanism specified in Circular 7/2, and they are also disqualified from hotel reservation.

2. The national and foreign diplomatic missions and their families are excluded from the hotel quarantine, provided that they adhere to the quarantine for a period of five days at their place of residence.

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3. Also excluded from the hotel quarantine: Passengers who wish to come to Lebanon and who have received a single dose of any Covid-19 vaccine for a period of no less than two weeks before their travel to Lebanon, passengers transiting by land to Syria through Rafic Hariri International Airport in Beirut, minor passengers Under the age of 18, whether they are coming alone or accompanied by their parents, passengers who left Lebanon and want to return during one day of the week and returned on the same day during the following week, in addition to being exempted from conducting a PCR examination in the countries from which they wish to return and are subject to a PCR examination upon their arrival at Rafic Hariri Airport International Airport in Beirut, as stated in Circular No. 7/2 dated 27/1/2021

The National Disaster Management Operations Room issued a statement related to updating the strategy to confront the Coronavirus and the stages of gradual easing of the closure restrictions in light of the positive development in the epidemiological reality in Lebanon and the decrease in the number of injuries, as the procedures within the public sector covered by the reopening and the continuity of work were modified according to the following:

Sector Timing Notes Ministries The attendance rate for all employees Public administrations and According to the official working and employees is 100%, while institutions hours specified under the laws and adhering to the preventive measures Municipalities and their regulations and procedures such as sterilizing and federations putting on masks

The General Secretariat for the Presidency of the Council of Ministers issued the following statement: Based on Circular No. 5/2021 issued by the Prime Minister on 03/26/2021 by virtue of which he requested all public departments, public institutions and municipalities to approve work rotation with an attendance rate of no less than 50 % Of the total number of employees, employees and workers, and provided that it is left to the minister or head of administration to increase this percentage when necessary to ensure the continuity of the operation of the public facility until the issuance of a circular or a contrary decision, and as long as it has not issued any circular or contrary decision by the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, it continues This circular shall work without change or modification

If you feel any symptoms, call directly the hotline of the Ministry of Public Health: 1214 or 01-594459

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 BRH630-Hospital Geitawi 1 CHH504-Sibline Gov. 1 KWL001 - Wakim Laboratories 1 SDL002-Family Medical Laboratories 1 ZGH106-Hospital Ehden Gov 1

Number of positive cases without specifying the place of residence Laboratory/Hospitals Cases BRH630-Hospital Geitawi 1 CHH504-Sibline Gov. 1 KWL001 - Wakim Laboratories 1 SDL002-Family Medical Laboratories 1 ZGH106-Hospital Ehden Gov 1

Number of positive cases without a phone number Laboratory/Hospitals Cases BDH505-Rafic Hariri University hospital 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