From a medical source, it is indicated that around a hundred people infected with the Omicron variant of covid19 arrive in Lebanon daily via Beirut International Airport.
These sources underline that the health situation could thus deteriorate sharply after the end of the year celebrations, 80% of the beds being currently occupied by patients while many establishments are strongly impacted by the economic and financial crisis leading to shortages of equipment. and drugs as well as the departure of many hospital staff. They fear that the intensive care services for infected patients could quickly be saturated after the end of the year holidays, noting also the significant similarities in the level of current contamination figures with the period last year.
These sources thus accuse the state of having taken into account the economic interests of certain major players, in particular banks and importers, instead of the national interest and the population.
Faced with the current situation, the Lebanese authorities have attempted to impose an overnight curfew on people not vaccinated during the holidays. However, this time security sources note that the police currently rarely check the vaccination pass of people present in public places.
