The report added that 12714 PCR tests were conducted during the past 24 hours, adding that the number of cases of recovery from the coronavirus rose to 53660.
According to the report, 17 new coronavirus-related death cases were registered, which raised toll to 749.
The Higher Defense Council convened Tuesday at Baabda presidential palace, approving a two-week total lockdown over the coronavirus concerns.
The caretaker premier Diab said after the meeting that the lockdown would start on Tuesday (November 14) and end on Sunday (November 29), stressing that the measures aims at reducing the coronavirus infections and saving people’s lives.
Diab ordered the security forces to be strict in the implementation of the lockdown across all the Lebanese territories, calling on the citizens to assume their responsibilities in this regard.
Source: Al-Manar English Website