Lebanon Coronavirus Cases Rise from 93 to 99

Lebanon’s confirmed coronavirus cases have surged from 93 to 99, the Health Ministry announced at noon Sunday.

In a statement, the ministry said the tally includes the cases reported by both the state-run Rafik Hariri University Hospital and the country’s private hospitals.

It added that it is continuing to monitor all those coming from countries witnessing virus outbreaks and those who have come in contact with them.

The ministry is also investigating “some few cases” of an unknown source, it said, urging citizens to abide by authorities’ instructions and stay in their homes unless it is extremely necessary to go out.

The government is expected to declare a state of emergency on Sunday afternoon.

Educational institutions, restaurants, nightclubs, pubs, cafes, exhibitions, parks, cinemas, malls and other gathering venues have been closed since several days as part of the measures against the virus.

Lebanon has also banned flights from eleven hardly hit countries, with critics lamenting that the decision came too late.