National Operations Room

Daily Report on COVID-19

Tuesday, August 25, 2020 Report #160 Time Published: 20:30 PM

13,687 138 9734 Total registered cases Deaths (Active Cases) since Feb.21

1,310 12,377 12 New Deaths 9468 266 Leb Expats Locals In home Isolation Currently hospitalized 3815 532 Recoveries 0 191 Mild Cases in the Cumulative Mild Cases New Cases Past 24 hrs 7 525 522 Leb Expats Locals Cases registered among 0 75

medical staff In ICU in the past 24 Cumulative In ICU

464,748 13 hrs

Conducted PCR tests in Cases registered among labs since Feb.21 medical staff in the past

7,423 24 hrs PCR tests conducted Lebanon Internationally tests for locals in the last 24 hrs (in labs) Total registered cases 13,687 23,906,592 1,134 PCR tests conducted Total deaths 138 819,213 tests in airport in the past 24 hrs Percentage of deaths 1% 3.42%

Number of recoveries 3815 16,441,398

*The Above data was last updated at 10:00 PM

Number of Cases by Location

• 3084 case is Under investigation

Beirut Cases Chouf Cases Cases Ras Beyrouth 4 1 Barcha 1 Manara 1 Baassir 1 Bebnine 3 Qreitem 1 6 Berqayel 2 Raoucheh 2 Chhim 1 Bireh 1 Hamra 5 1 Jdaidet Qayteaa 1 Msaitbeh 5 Haret Naameh 2 Nahr Bared 1 Mar Elias 3 Jadra 1 Other 1 Sanayeh 1 Jiyeh 1 Ouadi Khaled 1 Zarif 1 Joun 1 Sour Cases Mazraa 11 Ketermaya 1 1 Borj Abou Haidar 6 Naameh 2 Baflay 2 Basta Faouqa 7 Niha 1 Borj Chemali 6 Tariq Jdideh 13 Aleyh Cases Chehabiyeh Tayr 1 Ras Nabaa 6 Aaley 1 Chehour 1 Basta Tahta 2 Aaramoun 9 Derdghaya 2 Achrafiyeh 7 Aaynab 1 Jbal Botm 1 Aadlyeh 2 Bchamoun 2 Majdel Zoun 1 Other 3 Bedghane 1 Zgharta Cases Baabda Cases 7 Aalma 1 Ain Roummaneh 4 2 Miriata 2 Baabda 2 Btater 2 Zgharta 1 Bir Hassan 1 Chanay 1 Saida Cases Borj Brajneh 8 Oumara 2 Aabra 1 Chiyah 5 Aamroussiyeh 3 Ain Heloueh 2 Furn Chebbak 1 Hay Sellom 5 Majdelyoun 1 Ghbayreh 3 Khaldeh 4 Other 6 Hadath 5 Other 3 Sarafand 2 Haret Hreik 8 Kesrwan Cases Zahrani 2 Hazmiyeh 1 Aajaltoun 2 Baalbek Cases Jnah 2 Adma Oua Dafneh 1 Baalbek 2 Kfar Chima 1 1 Beit Chama 1 Laylakeh 2 Daraaoun 1 1 Mreijeh 2 1 Khodr 1 Other 1 2 Nahleh 1 Ouzaai 1 Harissa 1 Qsarnaba 3 Tahouitat Ghadir 1 Hayata 1 4 Matn Cases Ghadir 1 1 Baouchriyeh 3 Jounieh Haret Sakhr 2 Nabateih Cases Baskinta 1 Jounieh Sarba 2 Houmine Faouqa 1 Beit Chaar 1 Kfour 2 Jibchit 1 Beit Meri 2 Yahchouch 2 Kfar Tibnit 3 Borj Hammoud 8 Zouk Mkayel 4 Other 2 Broummana 1 Tripoli Cases Sarba 1 Bsalim 1 Beddaoui 3 Bint Jbeil Cases Dbayeh 2 Mina Jardins 11 Aaynata 2 Dekouaneh 5 Other 18 Bent Jbayl 1 Fanar 3 Trablous Qoubbeh 3 Kfar Dounine 1 Himlaya 1 Trablous Souayqa 1 Other 3 Jall Dib 2 Trablous Tabbaneh 6 Soultaniyeh 1 Jdaidet Matn 1 Trablous Zahriyeh 2 Tibnine 3 Mansouriyeh 4 Jbeil Cases Jezzine Cases Mazraat Yachouaa 1 Aamchit 1 Bkassine 1 Other 1 Hboub 1 Hasbaya Cases Qornet Chehouane 2 Hjoula 1 Kfar Chouba 4 Rabiyeh 1 Koura Cases Kfar Hamam 1 Sabtiyeh 1 Btouratij 1 Sinn Fil 1 Dahr Ain 1 Zalqa 3 Marjayoun Cases Markaba 1 Unspecified 117 7 Total Cases 532

Cases per day

The percentage of positive cases out of the number of daily checks (11 to 24 August 2020)

Chronology of decisions according to number of cases Distribution of deaths by Governorates

Distribution of deaths by Age

Distribution of recoveries by Districts Comparison of the rate of doubling of the number of deaths in Lebanon with other countries (death doubling rate)

Distribution of cases by nationality

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

Exposure Status of Cases

Distribution by age Distribution according to gender

Decisions and actions taken – 25/8/2020

General Directorate of State Security

• Investigating and following up on suspected and positive cases and cases in home quarantine for residents and expatriates.

• Sending warnings and closing a number of violating commercial stores in the various regions.

Beirut South North Akkar Beqaa Nabateih Baalbek Hermel Mount Leb 30 % 70% 70% 70% 70% 65% 60% 70%

Army

• The army carried out patrols in different Lebanese region

• Distributing food aid in various Lebanese regions through the CIMIC Office

• Establishing circumstantial barriers in various regions and supporting the security forces in measures to isolate the towns

General Directorate of Internal Security Forces

• Internal Security Forces circulated the preventive measures that must be followed when traveling by cars and using shared transportation and public cars. • Writing arrest records against violators of the general closure decision

The number of seizure records during the past 24 hours The total number of Written records of violating institutions (absorptive capacity and records that have been preventive measures) 23 organized against violators of the general mobilization decisions since 3/8/2020 Written records of persons violating the decision to wear a mask 175 Beirut 20287 186 Mount Leb 17062 Written records of people violating the general mobilization decision (Aragil* and social distancing) Total 384 Beqaa 7597 North 6670 Beirut Mount Leb Beqaa North South South 6390 131 143 49 46 15 Total 58006

• ISF will be isolating the following areas for the next week:

Governorate/District Location

Baabda District Burj al Barajneh, Hay el Akrad (Handled by Municipality)

General Directorate of Public Security

• Implementing the required security and preventive measures at the airport, seaports and border crossings.

• Investigating and following up on suspected and positive cases and cases in home quarantine for residents and expatriates in the various Lebanese regions.

• Reporting new casualties among the elements of the internal security forces, internal security and the army.

Ministry of Public Health

The Ministry of Public Health announced the • Providing aid to all hospitals from donations that strategy followed in order to confront the outbreak of the are received in Lebanon in coordination with the Coronavirus, which revolves around: army. • Activating primary health care laboratory, • Follow-up of arrivals at the airport through the radiographically and medicinally. epidemiological surveillance and preventive • Distributing medicines to hospitals and medicine team medicine distribution centers in the • Rapid reporting of test results for both governorates and districts to reduce the expatriates and residents. movement of citizens. • Emphasizing the role of local authorities and • Working with the competent authorities and security forces in monitoring compliance with with the Egyptian, Japanese and Russian quarantine. embassies and the World Health Organization to secure the vaccine against the virus and • Joint forces with NGOs to support and help. • Approving the diagnosis of discovering infected preserve the right of the Lebanese to medicine cases at the airport using trained dogs (the last after completing the necessary studies. experiments stage). • Adding new laboratories that conduct PCR tests • Emphasis on hospitals, without exception, to to help in the rapid diagnosis of the virus, in receive cases of COVID-19. addition to coordination and cooperation in this • Following up on the equipping of governmental field with the Lebanese University hospitals through the World Bank loan • Launching an intensive media campaign across

all media and social media.

The ministry issued the results of the tests for the first batch of incoming flights on 22/8/2020.

Arriving from Company Flight Number Number of Positive Cases 22/8/2020 Kuwait Kuwait Airways 501 1 Paris Air France 566 1 Baghdad Iraqi Airways 301 1 Total 3

Ministry of Public Works and Transportation

• Rafic Hariri International Airport (within the past 24 hours)

Departing Flights Arriving Flights Number of Flights 42 Number of Flights 41

Number of Departing Individuals 4339 Number of Arrivals 1590

Entered Left Port Import Direction # Export Direction # Beirut Oil Aamchit 1 Containers Latakia 1 Tripoli Oil Aamchit 1 Blank Italy 1 3 1

Lebanese Red Cross

42060 Number of PCR 0 Number of 47 ambulance 3964 cases (179 New) tests transferred additional centers (48 New) transferred to to laboratories ambulance hospitals centers ready to respond 166 Number of 1444 Number of 8514 67400 number of volunteers trained (5 New) total number (126 New) those trained to paramedics of benefiting from transfer PCR respondents awareness tests * sessions 967 The number of 217 550 8325 university Number of volunteers university number of trained to follow volunteers total LRC trained up on trained to volunteers managers for prevention conduct for covid19 isolation measures in awareness centers companies and sessions institutions 4100 Number of 75043 1221777 total 425 beneficiaries ( 350 New) distriibuted (2 New) number of from Number of posters, rpisons that educational distributed brochures, have been electronic equipment and flyers on disinfected platforms covid19 COVID-19 prevention

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates is in constant contact with the Lebanese diplomatic missions abroad to find out the latest developments regarding the spread of the Corona pandemic and to follow up on the situation of the Lebanese expatriates.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates continues to coordinate with the National Committee for Follow- up of Preventive Measures and Measures to Confront the Coronavirus and with the Ministry of Public Health and other ministries and departments concerned with the implementation of the approved procedures and measures, and the Ministry also communicates with all foreign embassies and regional and international organizations in this regard.

General announcements

On 21/8/2020, the Ministry of Interior issued Memorandum No. 86 / M / 2020 related to clarifying some of the paragraphs in the General Closing Decision No. 1003, where some exceptions were added in Article Three of the decision where employees of Touch and Alfa were added, and the exchange shops. In addition to adjusting the opening times of libraries

Note: The decisions can be found at www.drm.pcm.gov.lb

Examples of lack of adherence to safety measures

• Demonstration, and Roadblocks • Overcrowding in restaurants and cafes • Non-compliance of citizens with preventive measures • Gathering in cafes • gatherings without wearing masks. • social gatherings and celebrations and kids’ areas

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

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

Public Hospitals Hospital Name Location Hospital Name Location Rafic Hariri University Hospital Beirut Bint Jbeil Governmental Hospital Bint Jbeil Tripoli Governmental Hospital Tripoli President Elias Hrawi Governmental Hospital Zahle Fattouh Keserwan Governmental Hospital Kesrwen Batroun Governmental Hospital Batroun Baalbek Governmental Hospital Baalbek Halba Governmental Hospital Halba Tibnin Governmental Hospital Tibnine Private Hospitals Hospital/Lab Name Location Hospital/Lab Name Location AUBMC Beirut MLH Baabda Saint George Hospital Beirut Saint Georges Hospital Baabda Hôpital Notre Dame des Secours (CHU – NDS) Jbeil Ain w Zein Hospital Chouf HDF/Merieux/USJ Beirut Hamoud Hospital Makkassed General Hospitals Beirut Dar el Amal Hospital Baalbek LAUMC Beirut Sheikh Ragheb Harebb Hospital Nabatieh Wardieh Hospital Beirut Al Hadi Laboratory Baabda Al Mathlum Hospital Tipoli Akiki Laboratory Byblos Al Mounla Hospital Tripoli MDC Tyr Haykal Hospital Koura Hospital Tyr Serhal Hospital Metn Doctor’s Center Beirut HLG Beirut KML Sidon SDC Nabteih ADC*American Diagnostic Center Beirut INOVIE Laboratory Baabda Khoury Hospital Zahle TRANSMEDICAL Laboratory Metn Sacre Coeur Hazmieh MCC Zahle BELLEVUE Hospital Mansourieh CHN Zaghrta LMSE Tripoli Clinigen Laboratory Hazmieh Al Rasoul Al Aazam Hospital Beirut Centre Medical Moderne Ghbraye Nabni Hospital Tripoli MDTC Hamra

Note: Some positive test results are sent from the highlighted laboratories to the Ministry of Public Health, that does not include a phone number to track cases, which contributes to the spread of the epidemic and unknown cases