Lebanon orders lockdown for 169 towns, villages as COVID-19 cases increase

The new lockdown comes a week after the ministry ordered a lockdown in 111 villages and towns that ends Monday morning.

Published: 11th October 2020 05:54 PM  |   Last Updated: 11th October 2020 05:54 PM   |  A+A A-

An anti-government protester with her dog sits on the ground during a protest against rising prices and worsening economic and financial conditions.

An anti-government protester with her dog sits on the ground during a protest against rising prices and worsening economic and financial conditions. (Photo | AP)

By Associated Press

BEIRUT: Lebanon's Interior Ministry has ordered a lockdown in 169 villages and towns as well as ordering all nightclubs and pubs to close around the country amid a sharp increase of coronavirus cases.

The Ministry said Sunday that the lockdown will begin Monday morning and last until October 19.

Pubs and nightclubs will be closed until further notice, it said.

The new lockdown comes a week after the ministry ordered a lockdown in 111 villages and towns that ends Monday morning.

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Some of those towns are included under the new restrictions.

On Saturday, Lebanon's Health Ministry registered 1,388 new cases of coronavirus, raising the country's confirmed total to 52,558 infections and 455 deaths.

Cases in Lebanon have been rising since early July when the country eased a nationwide lockdown and opened its only international airport.

The numbers increased dramatically following an August 4 blast in Beirut that killed and wounded many, as people gathered at hospitals, funerals and anti-government protests.

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