A Lebanese doctor taking the temperature of a man who may have contracted the coronavirus on March 20, 2020 at Rafic Hariri University Hospital in Beirut. (Credit: AFP)
BEIRUT — More than half of those eligible for a COVID-19 vaccination in Lebanon have received one, according to the report published by the Health Ministry on Wednesday.
Here’s what we know:
• According to the report, 50.9 percent of eligible people have received a first dose of vaccine and 43.1 percent have received a second dose. Lebanon on Wednesday recorded three deaths and 188 new cases of the coronavirus.
• Health Minister Firass Abiad announced last week an easing of the measures related to COVID-19. Fully vaccinated travelers no longer have to present a negative PCR test result upon arrival at Beirut International Airport, and restrictions imposed at tourist locations and restaurants have been lifted.
BEIRUT — More than half of those eligible for a COVID-19 vaccination in Lebanon have received one, according to the report published by the Health Ministry on Wednesday.
Here’s what we know:
• According to the report, 50.9 percent of eligible people have received a first dose of vaccine and 43.1 percent have received a second dose. Lebanon on Wednesday recorded three deaths and 188 new cases of the coronavirus.
• Health Minister Firass Abiad announced last week an easing of the measures related to COVID-19. Fully vaccinated travelers no longer have to present a negative PCR test result upon arrival at Beirut International Airport, and restrictions imposed at tourist locations and restaurants have been lifted.
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