Hassan Orders Closure of Daycares over Virus Threat
Health Minister Hamad Hassan on Saturday ordered the closure of daycare centers in Lebanon starting February 29 and ending March 8 as a precaution against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, the National News Agency reported.
Hassan’s move came one day after Education Minister Tarek al-Majzoub ordered the closure of all educational facilities and institutions for the same reason.
Lebanon had earlier on Friday confirmed its fourth coronavirus case, identifying the person infected as a Syrian woman.
The woman along with two Lebanese women and an elderly Iranian man are being quarantined at the Rafik Hariri state-run hospital.
The first three patients had arrived on two planes from Iran earlier this month.
Source: Naharnet
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