Lebanon National Operations Room Daily Report on COVID-19 Saturday, August 22, 2020 Report #157 Time Published: 23:00 PM 12191 121 8724 Total registered cases Deaths (Active Cases) since Feb.21 3346 1282 10909 Recoveries 8458 266 Leb Expats Locals In home Isolation Currently hospitalized 488 0 195 611 Cases registered among Mild Cases in the Cumulative Mild Cases New Cases medical staff Past 24 hrs 15 596 16 0 71 Leb Expats Locals Cases registered among In ICU in the past 24 Cumulative In ICU medical staff in the past hrs 445,074 24 hrs Conducted PCR tests in labs since Feb.21 Lebanon Internationally 4401 PCR tests conducted Total registered cases 12,191 23,254,010 tests for locals in the last 24 hrs (in labs) Total deaths 121 805,708 1439 Percentage of deaths 0.99% 3.46% PCR tests conducted tests in airport in the Number of recoveries 3346 15,807,913 past 24 hrs *The Above data was last updated at 10:00 PM Number of Cases by Location • 2697 case is Under investigation The daily distribution of positive cases according to districts and towns Beirut Cases Matn Cases Aakkar Cases Zahleh Cases Ain Mraisseh 3 Antelias 1 Aakkar Aatiqa 2 Haret Fikani 1 Ras Beyrouth 6 Baouchriyeh 2 Berqayel 1 Jdita 1 Qreitem 3 Beit Chaar 2 Fnaydeq 1 Other 1 Raoucheh 1 Bikfaya 1 Hayzouq 2 Ouadi Aarayech 1 Hamra 9 Borj Hammoud 1 Hokr Dahri 1 Qabb Elias 1 Msaitbeh 4 Broummana 1 Michmich 1 Riyaq 3 Mar Elias 2 Bsalim 1 Ouadi Khaled 2 Saadnayel 1 Tallet Khayat 2 Dekouaneh 8 Qbaiyat 2 Beqaa Gharby Cases Zarif 3 Elissar 2 Zouq Hassineh 1 Marj 1 Mazraa 6 Fanar 1 Tripoli Cases Qaraaoun 1 Borj Abou Haidar 8 Horch Tabet 1 Beddaoui 4 Rashaya Cases Basta Faouqa 4 Jall Dib 1 Madineh Jdideh 1 Dahr Ahmar 1 Tariq Jdideh 19 Jisr Bacha 3 Mina N:1 2 Marjeoun Cases Ras Nabaa 11 Mansouriyeh 1 Other 24 Khiyam 1 Basta Tahta 4 Mazraat Yachouaa 1 Qalamoun 1 Hasbaya Cases Rmeil 2 Naqqach 2 Trablous Bab Raml 1 Khalouat 1 Achrafiyeh 12 Qornet Chehouane 1 Trablous Nouri 1 Hermel Cases Other 2 Raouda Baouchriyeh 1 Trablous Qoubbeh 16 Hermel 1 Baabda Cases Sinn Fil 2 Tabbaneh 9 Unspecified 151 Ain Roummaneh 4 Zahriyeh 1 Trablous Zahriyeh 1 Baabda 2 Zalqa 2 Baalbeck Cases Bir Hassan 2 Aleyh Cases Baalbek 2 Borj Brajneh 9 Aaramoun 11 Chmistar 1 Bsaba 2 Baaouerta 1 Other 1 Chiyah 6 Bayssour 1 Saaideh 2 Fayadiyeh 1 Bchamoun 5 Temnine Tahta 1 Furn Chebbak 3 Blaybel 1 Younine 2 Ghbayreh 5 Chanay 1 Zgharta Cases Hadath 16 Choueifat Oumara 2 Beit Aaoukar 1 Haret Hreik 7 Aamroussiyeh 1 Ehden 4 Hazmiyeh 1 Hay Sellom 3 Kfar Hata 1 Jnah 3 Keyfoun 1 Mazraat Teffah 1 Laylakeh 1 Khaldeh 4 Mejdlaiya 2 Mreijeh 3 Kesrwan Cases Miriata 1 Ouadi Chahrour 1 Aachqout 1 Rachaaine 1 Ouzaai 3 Aajaltoun 1 Sebaal 1 Tahouitat Ghadir 3 Adonis 1 Zgharta 4 Chouf Cases Aintoura 1 Mineh Danieh Cases Barja 4 Bouar 1 Bakhaaoun 1 Chhim 3 Jdaidet Ghazir 1 Beit Faqs 1 Haret Naameh 1 Jounieh Haret Sakhr 1 Kfar Chellane 1 Jadra 2 Jounieh Sarba 1 Minieh 3 Naameh 1 Safra 1 Sir Danniyeh 1 Ouardaniyeh 1 Yahchouch 1 Saida Cases Rmeileh 2 Zouk Mosbeh 1 Aabra 1 Sibline 1 Jbeil Cases Aanqoun 3 Koura Cases Aamchit 3 Ain Heloueh 2 Dahr Ain 1 Blat 1 Babliyeh 2 Kefraiya 1 Hboub 1 Ghaziyeh 1 Batroun Cases Jbayl 1 Hlaliyeh 1 Chikka 1 Zibdine 1 Kfar Melki 1 Kfar Aabida 1 Sour Cases Other 3 Nabatieh Cases Borj Chemali 1 Sarafand 4 Insar 1 Borj Rahhal 1 Zahrani 1 Roumine 1 Majdel Zoun 2 Zeita 1 Bint Jbeil Cases Sour 1 Kafra 1 Sour Bass 2 Cases per day Distribution of recoveries by Districts Distribution of active cases by District Distribution of deaths by Governorates Chronology of decisions according to number of cases Distribution of cases by nationality Source: Data issued by the MoPH 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 – 22/8/2020 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 • Joint forces with NGOs to support and help. to secure the vaccine against the virus and • 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. Military and security services 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 • Inter nal 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) 31 organized against violators of the general mobilization decisions since 3/8/2020 Written records of persons violating the decision to wear a mask 1 Beirut 20026 297 Mount Leb 16621 Written records of people violating the general mobilization decision (Aragil* and social distancing) Total 329 Beqaa 7371 North 6542 Beirut Mount Leb Beqaa North South South 6245 1 110 73 83 62 Total 56805 • ISF will be isolating the following areas for the next week: Governorate/District Location Beirut Governorate Tariq al Jadidah, supporting municipality in Ard jalloul isolation, Baabda District Burj al Barajneh, Hay el Akrad (Handled by Municipality) Tyre District Support in the isolation of Majdel zoun neighborhood Bnt Jbeil District Supporting Khirbet slim municipality in the isolation of Jal al-Hayuk neighborhood Chouf District Supporting Dariaa municipality in the isolation of the village 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. General Directorate of State Security • Investigating and following up on suspected and positive cases and cases in home quarantine for residents and expatriates. • Reporting the percentage of the regions ’commitment to the general mobilization and closing of commercial establishments decision: Akkar (70%), Hasbaya and Marjeyoun (100%), Tire (60%), Zahrani (85%), Jezzine (90%), Kesrouan (65%), Aley (90%), Jbeil (70%), Matn (30%), Nabatieh (80%), Beirut (80%), Baabda and Chouf (50%), Rashaya (90%), Baalbek-Hermel (85%), Zahle (80%), West Bekaa (70%), Tripoli (65%), Bcharre (90%), Koura (90), Minieh-Denniyeh (20%), Zgharta (95%), Batroun (90%), in While there was a complete absence of implementation of the mobilization decision in Sidon. • Sending warnings and closing a number of violating commercial stores in the various regions. • Reporting the closure of the Palace of Justice in Beirut following the registration of a positive case among the security forces. Ministry of Public Works and Transportation • Rafic Hariri International Airport (within the past 24 hours) Departing Flights Arriving Flights Number of Flights 43 Number of Flights 41 Number of Departing Individuals 2346 Number of Arrivals 4043 Entered Left Port Import Direction # Export Direction # Beirut Cattle Spain 1 Blank Antalya 1 Containers Valencia 1 Containers Alexandarun 1 Tripoli Containers Alexandarun 1 Blank Limassoul 1 Salt Saida Port 1 Blank Turkey 1 Blank Romania 1 Jounieh Fuel Jeyyeh Port 1 Saida Metals Beirut Port 1 Zahrani Blank Russia 1 5 7 Lebanese Red Cross 41834 Number of PCR 0 Number of 47 ambulance 3855 cases (39 New) tests transferred additional centers (36 New) transferred to to laboratories ambulance hospitals centers ready to respond 166 Number of 1444 Number of 8509 67384 number of volunteers trained total number (126 New) those trained to paramedics of benefiting from transfer PCR respondents awareness tests * sessions 967 The number of 217 550 8320 Number of university university number of volunteers volunteers total LRC trained trained to follow trained to volunteers managers for up on prevention conduct for covid19 isolation measures in awareness centers companies and sessions institutions 4100 Number of 74524 1221427 total 412 beneficiaries (274 New) distriibuted ( 2 New) number of from educational Number of posters, rpisons that electronic distributed brochures, have been platforms equipment and flyers on disinfected COVID-19 covid19 prevention General announcements On 21/8/2020, the Ministry of Interior issued Memorandum No.