Lebanon to enter new national lockdown Thursday
An overnight curfew and other restrictions will run through Feb. 1.
Lebanon will impose another countrywide lockdown beginning Thursday, further hampering economic activity amid the country’s worst financial crisis in decades.
The restrictions, which include a curfew between 6:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m., will last through Feb. 1, Health Minister Hamad Hasan said on Monday.
“It has become clear that the pandemic challenge has reached a stage that is seriously threatening Lebanese lives as hospitals are not capable of providing beds,” Hasan told reporters, adding that the coronavirus ministerial committee unanimously agreed on the necessity of the latest lockdown.
Interior Minister Mohamed Fehmi said Lebanon will again limit the number of cars permitted on the road by alternating even and odd license plate numbers. The government will also seek to reduce the number of people returning from abroad, he said.
