President of the Republic, Michel Aoun, called for an extraordinary meeting of the Higher Defense Council, upcoming Tuesday, at 11:00 am to discuss the health situation and take the necessary measures to address the situation and curb the spread of the virus in the country.
Lebanon has witnessed a sharp increase in the number of the coronavirus cases with a total of 93097 infections and 713 deaths.
The conferees are scheduled to decide a total lockdown despite its tough economic impact as the partial closure failed to limit the outbreak of the pandemic across Lebanon.
Source: Al-Manar English Website and NNA