A medical worker collects samples for COVID-19 test from a woman in Haret Hreik, south of Beirut, Lebanon on Oct. 4, 2020. Lebanon registered on Saturday the highest daily increase in COVID-19 infections by 1,321 to 43,494, while the death toll went up by 12 to 398, the Health Ministry reported. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)
BEIRUT, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- Lebanon registered on Saturday the highest daily increase in COVID-19 infections by 1,321 to 43,494, while the death toll went up by 12 to 398, the Health Ministry reported.
Lebanon has been witnessing a remarkable increase in COVID-19 infections prompting officials and medical experts to urge citizens to take serious precautionary measures.
Meanwhile, hospitals have become full amid a severe crisis in the health sector.
Lebanon has been fighting against COVID-19 since Feb. 21.
The country has received several donations from different countries for the fight against COVID-19 including China which offered on Sept. 9 around 10,000 N95 masks, 100,000 medical masks, 100,000 gloves and 6,000 PCR rapid tests. Enditem
