Lebanon sees spike in coronavirus cases after devastating blast packs out hospitals as officials demand 2-week lockdown
Hospitals across the city were left devastated by the force of the explosionHard-pushed medical officials are now calling for an urgent two-week lockdown across the devastated port city in a desperate bid to contain the pandemic.- on August 4 - overwhelmed the city's hospitals and badly damaged two that had a key role in handling spiralling Covid-19 cases.
Lebanon reported a one-day record of 456 new infections on Sunday, bringing the total number of infections to 9,337, including 105 deaths since February.Credit: AP:Associated PressA planned lockdown was scrapped in the aftermath of the explosion, which left tens of thousands of people homeless. Ahead of the new surge, medics had warned of the dangers of crowding at hospitals, at funerals and as
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