Lebanon Records 5,087 Daily Covid Cases and 19 Deaths

Lebanon recorded 5,087 new Covid-19 cases and 19 deaths over the past 24 hours, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday.

The country has witnessed a major surge in cases in recent weeks, amid the spread of the highly transmissible Omicron variant of the virus and the gatherings that accompanied the holidays period.

Health Minister Firass Abiad announced earlier on Tuesday that “the situation is still under control” as to hospitals’ capacity to deal with the current wave of cases.

He also noted that the issue of imposing a new lockdown was raised in a meeting with Prime Minister Najib Miqati but added that “all efforts are being exerted to avoid this matter.”