Lebanon National Operations Room

Daily Report on COVID-19

Time Published: 10:00 PM Report #189 Wednesday, September 23, 2020

Number of Cases by Location

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

• 6,355 case is Under investigation

Cases Kesrwen Cases Aleyh Cases Matn Cases Beirut 7 Sarba 13 Amrousiyyeh 8 Borj Hammoud 2 Ein El Mraysseh 1 Bouar 6 Oumara 4 Bouchrieh 1 Wata El Mseitbeh 1 Kaslik 4 Bleibel 11 Sin El Fil 10 Hamra 1 Haret Sakhr 1 Aley 1 Jisr El Basha 7 Raouche 4 Adonis 16 Hay El Sillom 5 Jal el Deeb 8 Mseitbeh 3 Sahel Alma 26 Aramoun 6 Jdeidet El Metn 3 Mazraa 1 Safra 1 Aitat 1 Horch Tabet 2 Qoreitem 3 Zouk Mosbeh 3 Bshamoun 9 Dekwene 14 Tariq Jdeedeh 1 Kfaryassine 2 Houmal 4 Naqqash 8 Ras El Nabeh 1 Ghazir 4 Khaldeh 4 Antelias 5 Achrafieh 1 Kleiaat 1 Kahale 3 Sed El Baouchrieh 4 Mar Elias 1 Ashkout 2 Souk El Ghareb 4 Zalka 2 Tallet El Khayyat 1 Tabarja 1 Ein Dara 1 Dbayeh 5 Basta Tahta 3 Adma Dafneh 1 Majdel Baana 3 Mansouriyeh 1 Sanayeh 1 Ballouneh Cases Zghorta 3 Rawda 1 Zarif 1 Sehaile 1 Zghorta 3 Qornet Chehwan 2 Basta El Fawka 2 Daraya 3 Erdeh 1 Bqannaya 2 Borj Abi Haydar 2 Jeita 1 Majdlayya 2 Mkalles 1 Ras Beirut 1 Ftouh Fatqa 2 Ehden 3 Sabtieh 6 Manara 1 Chnaniir 3 Meryata 1 Byaqout 13 Others 1 Dlebta 1 Rasheen 2 Bekfayya Cases Baabda 2 Others 1 Sebael 2 Broummana 8 Chiah

Cases Beqaa Gharby 4 Others 1 Mazraet Deir Awkar 4 Jnah 5 Mashghara Baalbak 2 Beit Merry 3 Ouzai 2 Mansoura 4 Baalbak 3 Fanar 6 Bir Hassan 1 Kamed El Loz 7 Sereen El Fawka 9 Bsalim 3 Forn El Shubbak 1 Ghazzeh 1 Talya 1 Dayshounieh 3 Kfarshima 1 Tal Zanoub 5 Hoch El Rafqa 4 Ein Saadeh 5 Ein El Rimmaneh 3 hareemeh 1 Temnin El Fawka 3 Deek el Mahdi 16 Haret Hreik 3 Sweiry 1 Brital 2 Mazraet Yashouh 3 Laylaki

Cases Saida 1 Others 1 Nabayh 15 Borj El barajneh 1 Saida Kadeemeh Cases Jbeil 2 Baabdat 8 Mreijeh 5 Haret Saida 1 Jbeil 2 Rabwe 11 Hadat 4 Ein el Helwe 4 Qartaboun 1 Ein Aar 6 Hazmieh 1 Hlalieh 6 Amchit 1 Aintoura 6 Baabda 2 Miyeh W Miyeh 2 Halat 5 Zikrit 1 Tahweetet El Ghadir 4 Abra 5 Nahr Ibrahim 1 El Mayasa 1 Madeeneh El Riadieh 1 Bqosta 1 Hsoun 1 Roueisseh 1 Wadi Chahrour 1 Qrayeh 1 Mastita 2 Others 4 Ghobeiri 1 Bablieh 3 Hosraayel Cases Chouf 2 Bsaba 1 Majdlyoun 1 monsef 3 Naameh 1 Jumhour 1 Anqoun 1 Ferhet 1 Baal El Naameh 2 Hlalieh 2 Ein El delb 1 Fetre 6 Barja 1 Arbaniyyeh 2 Ghazieh 1 Others 1 Jadra 6 Others 1 Maghdoushe Cases Tripoli 5 Chehim Cases Zahle 1 Zeeta 1 Zaytoun 2 Ketermaya 6 Bar Elias 1 Khrayeb 1 El Hadid 1 Siblin 1 El Rassieh 1 Sarafand 4 Qebbe 2 Ein El Asad 7 Saadnayel 1 Tefahta 2 Zahrieh 2 Jahlieh 3 Majdel Anjar 1 Marwanieh 3 Tebbaneh 1 Nmghayrieh 6 Hoch El Oumara

26 Others 13 Min 1 Qreeaa 1 Forzol Cases Meneh Duniyeh 1 Qalamoun 1 Zaarourieh 3 Hezerta

5 Menyeh 7 Beddawi 2 Khraybe 2 Wadi El Arayesh 1 Seer Dunniyeh 18 Others 1 Bsaba 1 Maksi 1 Ezel Cases Akkar 2 Botmeh 2 Jdita 2 Bakhoun 1 Bebnin 1 Maaser El Chouf 2 Kab Elias

Cases Marjeyoun 1 Nahr El Bared 2 Others 3 Taalbaya 1 Marjeoyoun 1 Fneidek Cases Nabatieh 3 Kfarzabad 1 Borj El Mulouk 1 Bazzal 1 Nabatieh El Tahta 6 Others 3 Khiyam 1 Wadi Khaled 1 Nabatieh El Fawqa 1 Markaba 4 Others 1 Others

Cases Bnt Jbeil Cases Batroun Cases Rashayya Cases Koura 5 Rmeish 1 Wej El Hajar 1 Rashaya El Fawka 1 Amyoun 1 Tebnin 2 Shekka 1 Others 1 Kosba 1 Kouneen 1 Tannourine Tahta Cases Jezzine 2 Kefraya 1 Sultanieh 1 Tannourine Fawka 1 Qrahy Maknonieh 1 Deddeh

Cases Hasbaya 2 Others 1 Deir Mashmoushe 2 Ras Masqa 1 Hasbaya Cases Sour Cases Nabatieh 2 Touratej 1 Khalwt Hasbaya 1 Jouaya 1 Nabatieh El Tahta 5 Anfeh 1 Ter Harfa 1 Nabatieh El Fawqa 2 Dahr El Ein 4 Others 1 Others 1 Bohsas 1 Barsa 1 Nakhleh

Cases per day

The percentage of positive cases out of the number of daily checks (10 September to 23 September 2020)

Recoveries

Distribution of deaths by Governorates

Distribution of deaths by Age

Distribution of Active Cases by Districts

Comparison of the rate of doubling of the number of deaths in Lebanon with other countries (death doubling rate)

The distribution of the recorded deaths during the past 24 hours

Distribution of cases by nationality

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

Distribution according to gender Exposure

Distribution by age

For daily information on all the details of the bed distribution available for Covid-19 patients in the various governorates according to the hospitals

- Computer: https://gisleb.cnrs.edu.lb/portal/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/34b32db8030d4f229fc5db9ab686cca9

- Mobile: https://shorturl.at/cnqJ2

The number of beds available for those infected with Coronavirus and the occupancy rate

Online platform to track sector commitment in general mobilization procedures

Based on the recommendation issued by the National Committee for Follow-up of Preventive Measures and Measures to Confront the Coronavirus to open all sectors, provided that the general mobilization procedure (safe distance, muzzle, and hand sterilization) be applied, a special electronic platform was created that allows monitoring and measuring the percentage of commitment by various sectors on an ongoing basis. The detailed results can be viewed directly at the following link:

http://bit.ly/covidsectordata

https://gisleb.cnrs.edu.lb/portal/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/34b32db8030d4f229fc5db9ab686cca9https://shorturl.at/cnqJ2https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2Fcovidsectordata&data=02%7C01%7CSawsan.bou-fakherddine%40undp.org%7C4cd7e628449f4c2cc32708d858aa9a6c%7Cb3e5db5e2944483799f57488ace54319%7C0%7C1%7C637356837047522882&sdata=GSsuJJOUki%2BTwAcaQiEuWqmV54tFbsdFSgFcUDXildw%3D&reserved=0

Decisions and actions taken – 23/09/2020

Ministry of Public Health

Number of Positive Cases

Flight Number Company Arriving from

20/9/2020 1 566 Air France Paris 1 826 Turkish Airlines Istanbul 1 266 MEA Istanbul

21/9/2020 3 268 MEA Istanbul 1 266 MEA Istanbul 1 138 Iraqi Airways Al Najjaf 8

Lebanese Red Cross cases

transferred to hospitals

5,148 (58 New)

ambulance centers

48 Number of additional

ambulance centers ready to respond

45,389 (237 New)

Number of PCR tests

transferred to laboratories

233,049 (547 New)

r ofnumbe those

benefiting from awareness

sessions *

77,266 (60 New)

total

number of respondents

8,601

Number of trained

paramedics

1,498 Number of volunteers trained to

transfer PCR tests

166

number of trained

managers for isolation centers

8,440

total LRC volunteers for covid19

550 Number of university volunteers trained to conduct

awareness sessions

291

The number of university volunteers

trained to follow up on

prevention measures in

companies and institutions

967

number of rpisons that have been

nfecteddisi

536 (10 New)

total distriibuted

posters, brochures, and flyers on covid19 prevention

1,236,031

Number of distributed equipment

90,047 (188 New)

Number of beneficiaries

from educational electronic platforms COVID-19

4,212 (1 New)

The Ministry of Public Health issued the updated list of laboratories accredited by the Lebanese Ministry of

Public Health to conduct PCR tests for Coronavirus (a copy of the laboratory names is attached at the end of the report).

- The Ministry of Public Health issued the results of additional examinations for incoming trips to Lebanon on 20 and 21 September 2020, as 8 new infections were recorded among the arrivals, distributed over the following trips:

General Directorate of State Security

Beirut South North Akkar Beqaa Nabateih Baalbek Hermel Mount Leb 25% 51% 48% 37% N/A 60% N/C 36%

General Directorate of Internal Security Forces

The number of seizure records during the past 24 hours The total number of records that have been organized against violators of the general mobilization decisions since 03/08/2020

Written records of violating institutions (absorptive capacity and preventive measures)

0

Written records of persons violating the decision to wear a mask 0 Beirut 20,642 Written records of people violating the general mobilization decision (Aragil* and social distancing)

27 Mount Leb 18,813

Total 27 Beqaa 8,047 North 6,784

Beirut Mount Leb Beqaa North South South 6,803 0 0 9 0 18 Total 61,089

Ministry of Public Works and Transportation

Arriving Flights Departing Flights 31 Number of Flights 28 Number of Flights

2,270 Number of Arrivals 3,362 Number of Departing Individuals

Left Entered Port # Direction Export # Direction Import 1 Tartous Containers 1 Jeyyeh Fuel Beirut 1 India Containers

1 Zouk Port Fuel Oil Jeyyeh

2 2

• 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

• 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.

General announcements The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates issued a circular to all Lebanese missions abroad on September 21, 2020, which

includes the general conditions for coming to Lebanon, based on the recommendations of the Committee for Follow-up of Preventive Measures and Measures to Confront the Coronavirus. The Ministry also circulated to foreign embassies in Lebanon and Lebanese missions abroad the circular issued by the General Directorate of Civil Aviation at the Ministry of Public Works and Transport about procedures related to all arrivals to Lebanon, starting from September 23, 2020. The Ministry also follows up with the embassies the situation of the Lebanese in facing the virus abroad, In addition to coordinating with foreign embassies regarding the aid that comes to Lebanon to face the crisis.

The General Directorate of Civil Aviation at the Ministry of Public Works and Transport issued Circular No. 53/2 on September

22, 2020, supplementing Circular No. 52/2 according to which the Radisson Blue Verdun Hotel was added to the list of hotels approved by the Ministry of Public Health in Lebanon.

The following recommendations were issued by the Committee for Follow-up of Preventive Measures and Procedures for Coronavirus on 9/21/2020:

• The Ministry of Public Health activates the work of the epidemiological surveillance program, ensures that hospital and health institutions follow the agreed-upon risk containment protocol, circulates to laboratories, determines the timing for conducting examinations for contacts with a minimum of five days, develops a plan to increase the number of PCR examinations for contacts, studies and approves the proposed tariff To receive cases of Coronavirus infection in private hospitals and to activate adherence to the mechanism of reception, entry and exit of patients infected with Coronavirus in hospital institutions

• The Ministry of Public Health pays the material allowance owed to the directors of the isolation centers, provided that the international donors work to activate coordination and secure the operational costs of these centers

• The Syndicate of Private Hospitals and Doctors in Beirut and the North and the Syndicate of Nurses and Nurses in Lebanon set up an emergency line for each of them and put it at the disposal of health sector workers to report any problem or complaint related to the non-application or misapplication of the protocol for containing risks within health and hospital institutions.

• The Syndicate of Private Hospital Owners will work to open and operate special departments for Corona patients in all category "A" hospitals, while providing incentives for doctors, nurses, and workers in these departments.

• The Ministry of Interior and Municipalities and the Ministry of Tourism to activate the procedures of the third phase of the plan to reopen the generalized sectors in support of the recommendations issued on August 26, 2020 in terms of taking legal measures against violators

• The Ministry of Interior and Municipalities and the Ministry of Tourism to activate the procedures of the third phase of the

plan to reopen the generalized sectors in support of the recommendations issued on August 26, 2020 in terms of taking legal measures against violators

• The Ministry of Justice works to reduce overcrowding in prisons

• Developing an action plan for responding and containing cases infected with Coronavirus in health care homes by the

Ministries of Public Health and Social Affairs

• Include the daily report issued by the National Operations Room for Disaster Management an interactive map showing the affected cases for every thousand residents for fourteen days in each district, so that appropriate measures can be taken

• Waiting to close the sectors and work to implement and activate all recommendations while continuing to assess the reality

of the epidemic

• The Ministry of Information circulates recommendations to citizens in order to raise awareness and adhere to preventive measures and procedures

• The General Directorate of Civil Aviation at the Ministry of Public Works and Transport issued Circular No. 52/2 on

September 21, 2020 to all airlines and ground services companies operating at Rafic Hariri International Airport regarding procedures related to passengers arriving in Lebanon starting from September 23, 2020

Examples of lack of adherence to safety measures

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

• Demand gatherings and demonstrations. • Failure to comply with the preventive measures and procedures required in a number of stores and markets (putting on a muzzle

or face mask, sterilizing hands, maintaining a safe distance). • Non-compliance with the 50% occupancy rate in several restaurants and amusement game centers. • Gatherings for social events. • Failure of those in contact with confirmed cases to adhere to home isolation procedures until the results of the laboratory tests

are issued.

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