Sharjah24 – AFP: Lebanon's coronavirus infections crossed the 100,000 mark on Thursday, as the country prepared to enter a new two-week lockdown in a country where hospital capacity has been saturated.
The health ministry said the number of people who have tested positive with Covid-19 had reached 100,703, including 775 deaths.
Lebanon, with a population of around six million, is recording some 11,000 coronavirus infections on average each week, the ministry added in a statement Thursday.
In a bid to stem the pandemic that has taken its toll on an already fragile and battered health sector, the government has announced that a fresh two-week nationwide lockdown would start from dawn on Saturday.
"We've reached a stage of critical danger, as private and public hospitals don't have the capacity to receive severe cases," caretaker prime minister Hassan Diab said in a televised address on Tuesday.
He said the new lockdown, with limited exemptions, would last until November 30.
The interior ministry on Thursday said that during the lockdown a nighttime curfew would be imposed every day except Sundays, when all movement will be totally banned.
For an optimal experience, please
