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Lebanon returns to lockdown for four days

Lebanon had eased its anti-coronavirus restrictions, but an uptick in cases has prompted a reversal.
People walk along Beirut's seaside Corniche, as Lebanese authorities warned of a new wave of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as the numbers jumped to the highest point in more than a month, after the government eased some restrictions on public life, in Beirut, Lebanon May 10, 2020. Picture taken May 10, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir - RC2FMG9YAZYS

Lebanon announced a four-day lockdown today, reversing its previous decisions to open the country back up amid the coronavirus crisis.

Lebanese President Michel Aoun announced the decision by the country’s executive body, the Council of Ministers, on Twitter today.

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