BEIRUT, Apr 9 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanon’s number of COVID-19 infections increased on Wednesday by 27 to 575, while the death toll remained unchanged at 19.
The total infected people include those who arrived a day earlier from Madrid and Paris, in addition to one coming from Britain, on a private jet.
Health Minister, Hamad Hassan, said, during a news conference from the airport that, safety procedures were being implemented according to international standards.
Around 20,000 expatriates have registered with the Foreign Ministry to return to Lebanon.
Lebanon is expected to receive four more flights today (Thursday), from London, Frankfurt, Doha and Accra.– NNN-NNA
