Lebanon - Coronavirus Covid-19 - 22,983 cases; 229 deaths

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Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-c...-idUSKBN20F1WE

February 21, 2020 / 8:32 AM / Updated 2 minutes ago
First case of coronavirus confirmed in Lebanon: hospital source

BEIRUT (Reuters) - The first case of coronavirus was confirmed in Lebanon on Friday after a woman arriving from Iran was found to be positive, a source at a Beirut hospital where the woman is being quarantined told Reuters...

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Lebanon confirms first case of coronavirus, two more suspected
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BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon confirmed its first coronavirus case on Friday and said it was monitoring two other potential cases after a 45-year-old woman arriving from Iran on Thursday tested positive, Health Minister Hamad Hassan said.

Lebanon's Minister of Health, Hamad Hasan and Iman Shankiti, WHO representative in Lebanon, attend a news conference, after the country's first case of the novel coronavirus was confirmed, in Beirut, Lebanon February 21, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
Addressing a news conference, Hassan said the patient was taken directly to isolation from a plane arriving from the Iranian city of Qom on Thursday after exhibiting symptoms of the virus.
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Coronavirus: Advisor to the Lebanese Minister of Health puts himself in solitary confinement


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02/21/2020

An advisor to the Lebanese Minister of Health, Riad Fadlallah, who was on the plane from Qom, in Iran, which transported the 45-year-old Lebanese woman infected with coronavirus , the first recorded case in Lebanon, announced that he placed himself in solitary confinement as a precaution, calling on all those who had visited Iran in the past 14 days to carry out the necessary examinations.

Mr. Fadlallah expressed himself in a voice message recorded on WhatsApp, relayed on Friday on social networks and several news sites.

Earlier today, Health Minister Hamad Hassan announced that a first case of contamination with the new Covid-19 coronavirus that appeared in December in China had been detected today in Lebanon, adding that two other suspected cases were being verified.

The minister said that the infected person had gone to Qom, the holy city of Iran, where several cases, including two fatal, have been identified since Wednesday by the Iranian authorities. She returned from Iran on an unspecified date with a high fever, but her immune system is responding well and her condition is stable, a medical source at Rafic Hariri government hospital told AFP. The Minister had also indicated that all the passengers of the flight taken by the patient had been contacted by the health authorities.

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Ismaeel Naar, Al Arabiya EnglishSaturday, 22 February 2020

A Lebanese woman suspected of bringing coronavirus to Lebanon from the Iranian city of Qom said she is only suffering from a cold and criticized the Beirut government for lying about her case, according to several Lebanese media outlets who quoted her from audio recordings.

The woman identified by Lebanese media as 45-year-old Taghrid Ali Sakr arrived from Qom last week and was declared Lebanon's first case of coronavirus by the Lebanese Health Ministry on Friday.

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“You all know Lebanon, the lies in Lebanon, and agents in it. My brother will come to Lebanon and take revenge on my behalf from the General Security,” she is heard saying in one of the recordings.

Sakr’s statements were criticized by some social media users, who asked why she was criticizing the health minister, who was nominated by the political party of Iran-backed Hezbollah.

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February 26, 2020. 21:49 In Arabic news , health

Lebanon reports the second case of coronary infection from Iran


The Lebanese Ministry of Health announced today, Wednesday, the registration of the second case of the Corona virus, after several reports earlier that another person who had been in contact with the first infection was infected.

The ministry clarified that the second case, which was confirmed as a laboratory infection with the newly emerging corona virus known as COVID-19, is epidemiologically related to the first case, which was on a seven-day religious visit to Iran, and then returned to Lebanon on February 20, 2020 on the same plane that was on The first infected case was reported, and the Ministry also indicated that symptoms appeared on the second case on February 24, 2020, and the patient was subjected to isolation in the Rafic Hariri University Hospital in Beirut, and her health condition is currently stable, and the Ministry reassured that her family members and close relatives will be followed daily by Ministry team the health.

It is noteworthy that on February 21, Lebanon announced the registration of the first case of corona with a Lebanese woman who arrived on a plane coming from the Iranian city of Qom. The relevant authorities reported at the time that there were no symptoms on any of the other passengers, except for two suspected cases.

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Lebanon detects 3rd case of COVID-19: media
Xinhua, February 28, 2020

BEIRUT, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- Rafic Hariri Hospital registered the third case of COVID-19 in Lebanon while, Al-Jadeed local TV channel reported Thursday.

During the past 24 hours, the hospital has newly received 40 people suffering from symptoms of the virus. All the 40 people were examined clinically and nine of them were ordered to stay at the hospital for isolation while the others returned to their homes for self-isolation...

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OLJ02/27/2020

Lebanon has registered a third case of infection with the new coronavirus (Covid-19), the Ministry of Health announced on Thursday. He is an Iranian national who arrived in Beirut on a flight from Iran on Monday.

In a statement, the ministry said the infected man is 77 years old and was on board the plane that landed Monday morning at Beirut International Airport. "The man was transported from his home by the Lebanese Red Cross as soon as the first symptoms appeared," said the ministry. "He is currently in an isolation room at Rafic Hariri University Hospital and his condition is stable," said the ministry. He finally calls "all people arriving in Lebanon from endemic countries to" comply with the quarantine measures at home and to contact the authorities at the following number, 76 952 699 , as soon as the slightest symptom appears ".

On Wednesday, the Ministry of Health announced a second case of Covid-19 infection, a Lebanese woman who was on a religious visit to Iran which lasted seven days before returning to Lebanon on February 20 on board the flight on which was the first patient of 45 years, also of Lebanese nationality.

40 suspected cases in the last 24 hours

In its daily report, the Rafic Hariri hospital announced on Thursday that it had admitted to its emergencies "40 suspected cases during the past 24 hours, all of whom have carried out the necessary medical examinations. Nine of them have been quarantined, while the rest must observe home insulation. " "Clinical tests were carried out on 36 cases. Thirty-five of them were negative, and only one was declared positive. In addition, eight cases which were in quarantine (in the hospital) were able to leave the "establishment and must put themselves in isolation at home, during two weeks. These people all received the instructions and the equipment necessary for this, according to the recommendations of the WHO, after two tests with coronavirus were negative", explains the hospital. "

The Lebanese Council of Ministers endorsed on Tuesday the measures taken by the ministerial crisis cell to limit the spread of Covid-19 in the country, in particular that of controlling movements from and to endemic regions (China, South Korea, Italy and Iran) as well as to ban religious pilgrimages to countries affected by the epidemic.

In this context, the Lebanese embassy in Iran on Thursday called on Lebanese nationals still in different Iranian regions to "be extremely careful and follow the medical and health instructions announced by the Iranian Ministry of Health and the World Organization of health ". The embassy has made a number available to Lebanese in Iran: +989 123 846 201. In case of emergency, contact via WhatsApp: + 989 901 212 168.
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https://www.lorientlejour.com/article/1208099/troisieme-cas-de-coronavirus-au-liban-un-iranien-arrive-lundi.html

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Lebanon confirms three new cases of coronavirus, bringing total to seven: NNA
Saturday, February 29, 2020 9:52 a.m. CST by Thomson Reuters

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's health ministry said on Saturday that three new cases of coronavirus had been confirmed, state news agency NNA reported, bringing the total number of cases in the country to seven...

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Mar 01 2020 Health Ministry: 3 new coronavirus cases confirmed, number of infections raised to 10

The Ministry of Health announced on Sunday three new confirmed Coronavirus cases in Lebanon.

In a statement, the ministry said that the new patients were on board of airplanes that came from Iran and they had been in quarantine at home and when the symptoms started appearing, they were transferred to Rafic Hariri University Hospital.

The statement indicated that the three patients were isolated when the PCR test result was positive.

“The number of coronavirus infected people in Lebanon has risen to 10,” the statement added.

The ministry urged all people arriving from countries with Coronavirus outbreak to fully abide by the in-home quarantine and to call the following number: 76/592699 if any symptoms show.

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Source: http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/202..._138840071.htm
Lebanese health committee urges financial support for public hospitals to contain COVID-19
Source: Xinhua| 2020-03-03 20:49:42|Editor: huaxia

BEIRUT, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Head of the Health Committee in the Lebanese Parliament Assem Araji urged on Tuesday the cabinet to give financial support to Rafic Hariri Hospital to fight effectively against COVID-19, local media reported.

"The hospital is currently spending its own money, so there should be support by the cabinet in addition to a unified strategy with the health ministry and private hospitals," Araji was quoted as saying by Elnashra, an online independent newspaper.

Araji said that Lebanon needs to put a strategy to fight against the virus in case it spreads in the country...

...Lebanon has so far registered 13 COVID-19 cases while some suspected cases are still isolated under quarantine at Rafic Hariri Hospital.

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A new case of the novel coronavirus has been confirmed in Lebanon by the Ministry of Public Health in a statement on Thursday, raising the number of infected people in the country to 16.

The Ministry indicated that the patient is Lebanese woman coming from the UK

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Date: 5/03/2020

Author: Minister's Office

Source: MoPH One More Coronavirus Case Confirmed

The Ministry of Public Health issued the following statement:

The Ministry of Public Health announces the registration of a new infection afflicted with the newly emerging virus COVID-19 of a Lebanese woman coming from Britain, and the total number of infected has become sixteen infected.

As part of the fight against the epidemic, the Ministry of Public Health calls on all arrivals from countries that witness a local spread of the virus to comply fully with the measures of domestic isolation. If any symptoms occur, call immediately 76592699

https://www.moph.gov.lb/en/Media/view/26466/1/coronavirus-case-confirmed-

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Coronavirus: six new cases in Lebanon, the toll rises to 28

Three infected people are in critical condition, while the others are in stable condition, the government hospital Rafic Hariri announced in its daily report.

OLJ03/07/2020

Lebanon recorded six new cases of new coronavirus infection on Saturday in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of infected people in the country to 28, the government hospital Rafic Hariri said in its daily report, as the country is passed yesterday from the containment phase to the propagation phase.

In its report, the hospital indicates that "22 infected people are treated in the establishment", without specifying in which hospitals the other patients are. "A team from the Ministry of Health must transport these people to the Rafic Hariri hospital," said the establishment. He also announced that out of the 28 cases reached, three people were in a critical situation, while the state of the others was stable.

The establishment also points out that it has received "156 people during the last 24 hours in its section reserved for cases suspected of coronavirus infection. (...) Thirteen cases have been placed in solitary confinement, while the rest of the people must observe home quarantine. " "Clinical tests were carried out on 140 cases, of which 134 were negative, and six others positive," said the hospital. He further points out that "17 people were able to leave hospital isolation today after their tests were negative and must now quarantine at home for two weeks". "So far, 15 people are still in solitary confinement at Rafic Hariri hospital," added the establishment.

In this context, the Lebanese authorities have strengthened measures on Saturday against the spread of the disease, including ordering the closure of establishments or institutions draining a large number of people.

https://www.lorientlejour.com/article/1209434/coronavirus-six-nouveaux-cas-au-liban-le-bilan-monte-a-28.html

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Daily report on the latest developments regarding the emerging corona virus at the Rafic Hariri University Hospital


- Rafik Hariri University Hospital received during the past 24 hours 156 cases in the emergency department devoted to receiving suspected cases of the emerging coronavirus, all of them underwent the necessary medical statements, and 13 cases of them required to enter the quarantine based on the evaluation of the observer doctor, while the rest are committed to quarantine Domestic.

Laboratory tests were conducted in 140 cases, 134 of which were negative, and 6 positive.

Today, 17 people who were present in the quarantine area left the hospital after the result of the laboratory test was negative, after they recommended staying under the home quarantine area, where they were provided with all the necessary instructions and means of protection in accordance with the directions of the World Health Organization.

To date, there are 15 cases in the quarantine area.

- As for the positive cases inside the hospital, they numbered 22, and a team from the Ministry of Public Health secured the transfer of the remaining cases to the hospital.

- The number of new cases diagnosed with the Corona virus emerging in Lebanese territory is 28.

The situation of those infected with the emerging coronavirus is stable except for 3 cases of critical condition, all of whom receive the necessary care in the isolation unit.

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