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πŸ‡±πŸ‡§ -- Universities and schools will stay closed for at least another week. The government is now discussing the closure of governmental institutes for a week. @nauala
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-- Another scene from the storm near Lebanon's seaside.
πŸ‡±πŸ‡§ -- Regarding the untraced cases in Lebanon it seems they are connected to the patient that came from Egypt. He infected the nurse and another person in the room.

Regarding the 4 new cases they are:
1- One untraced in Bsalim. He has not traveled, therefore it seems be interacted with someone who came recently from Europe.

2- One who interacted with someone who came from Iran.

3- The two daughters of the women that came from the UK. She is infected and has infected them. @nauala
πŸ‡±πŸ‡§ The Lebanese government will implement these following procedures:
1- Schools and universities will stay closed till 14/3/2020
2- Daycares will stay closed till 14/3/2020
3- Nightclubs, Cinemas, and sport events will be closed.
4- People will be directed to stay away from crowdy areas.
5- Religious authorities will be contacted to stop crowdy events in mosques and churches.
6- Resend orders and statements to transportation firms and border agencies.
7- Contact the IATA to be informed with the necessary extra precautions. @nauala
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πŸ‡±πŸ‡§ -- The Lebenese model that came from the UK and was infected and then infected her two daughters, threw a birthday party when she came back and invited her neighbors and her daughters' friend from school.

We are now in a very dangerous situation, the amount of cluster cases now might be huge because of this woman's neglect.
πŸ‡±πŸ‡§ β€” Fear took over the village of the Lebanese patient that was infected by COVID-19 after his trip to Egypt. 10's of people from his village and family members visited him in the hospital. The village is called Amyoun Ψ£Ω…ΩŠΩˆΩ†

We also have another possible cluster. A famous millionaire merchant just returned from an infected country; the whole village came and checked on him and greeted him.
-- Visitors to mosques in Dahyeh Beirut were checked, asked to sanitize before entering, and used disposable specialized paper to pray on. This was aimed to minimize any case of COVID-19 spread or infection.
-- #Breaking: Lebanon top officials, incl President, Speaker, Central Bank Gov. and head of association of banks, have decided to β€œstand beside the govt on any decision it makes on management of debt, except paying the debt due.”

Cabinet will meet later to make a final decision.
-- PM Diab's speech at 6:30 pm will be in the presence of all ministers.

Lebanon will be taking today it's first step. Today Lebanon will set the foundation for a new republic, if the current new government succeeds.
-- Protesters gather in Jounieh to prepare for a march in the streets of Adonis with the objective of reviving the revolution. @nauala
-- Cabinet's decision is strictly related to the Eurobond repayment due to the limited time available; the Cabinet will not announce any decision to impose taxes or new procedures, as they will be discussed later. @nauala
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-- Protests started in the southern city of Tyre. There are different Saturday protests in different parts of the Lebanon including Beirut, Zouk Mosbih, and Zahle.
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-- PM Hassan Diab: Lebanon's debt has become greater than what the country can bear.

-- Diab: Our current situation is a reflection of an unprecedented crisis that has led Lebanon to a crossroads.

-- Diab: Debt has reached more than 170% of GDP.

-- Diab: Corruption has eaten the state.

-- Diab: How can we pay foreign bondholders when the Lebanese can't get their money from the banks?

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-- Diab: We must use foreign reserves to provide the Lebanese with basic needs.

-- Diab: The state is unable to repay debt maturities in current circumstances.

-- Diab: Lebanon will strive to restructure its debt through negotiations with bondholders.

-- Diab: Country will cut spending including through reform in power sector.

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-- Diab: The banking sector must be restructured.

-- Diab: The government will present a plan to regulate the relationship between banks and depositors.

-- Diab: The government will work to protect people's deposits especially small deposits.

-- Diab: we pledge to establish a safety net to protect the most poor in the country and protect the bank deposits of small depositors, which makes up 90 percent of all accounts.

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