Lebanon needs two-week lockdown after COVID19 spike, health minister says
BEIRUT – Lebanon should be locked down for two weeks after a spike in COVID-19 infections, the caretaker government’s health minister was quoted as saying on Monday.
“We declare today a state of general alert and we need a brave decision to close for two weeks,” Hamad Hassan told Voice of Lebanon radio.
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