Director of Rafic Hariri University Hospital Dr. Firas Abiad said he expected a significant increase in the number of cases of people infected with covid19 during the Ramadan holidays.

With the start of the holy month, mobility and contacts will be on the rise. Whether at home, in a restaurant or in places of worship, people will come together to do what people are doing on this occasion. Many will have masks, although it is difficult to keep them in place while they eat

The official also estimated on twitter that the number of variants of the virus despite the distancing measures.

Dr. Firas Abiad thus calls on the population to be vigilant and courageous to medical and hospital staff, on the front line in this war against the virus.

A total of 494,633 have been infected since February 21, 2020, the date of the discovery of a first case in Lebanon.

The total number of people affected by the virus reaches 489,720 local cases and 4,913 cases from abroad.
85,831 people are currently infected and 402,172 have been cured.
The total number of people who have died is 6,630 since the onset of the disease in Lebanon on February 21, 2020.

1,943 people were hospitalized and 864 people were in critical condition and 247 people were placed on ventilators.

A total of 196,459 people received a first dose and 103,611 people received both doses.

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