DUBAI: Lebanese town Bcharri went on lockdown as local authorities continued to administer coronavirus tests, The Daily Star in Lebanon reported on Saturday.
People will not be allowed to enter or exit the town until COVID-19 tests are over.
The Bcharri Governmental Hospital reported 50 new cases of coronavirus infections on (day). Mayor Freddy Keyrouz said that the surge in figures was due to increased testing.
“Yesterday we tested around 50, today we will finish testing 150. We expect to test 500 more over the next four days,” Keyrouz told The Daily Star.
The mayor said Bcharri municipality does the testing for free.
Meanwhile, the government has repatriated 123 citizens from Kuwait aboard the Middle East Airlines on Saturday, according to the state agency NNA.
The arrivals were checked by doctors and medical teams at the Beirut Airport where they underwent medical tests. Passengers were later taken to hotels for quarantine
Lebanon has confirmed that people 630 are infected with the virus, while 77 have recovered and 20 have died.
