COVID-19 Pandemic in Lebanon: One Year Later, What Have We Learnt?
Lebanon is witnessing an unprecedented crisis with the rapid spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), financial meltdown, economic collapse, and the Beirut Port explosion. The first wave began in February 2020, following which the country experienced several episodes and peaks while...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2021-04-01
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Series: | mSystems |
Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSystems.00351-21 |
Summary: | Lebanon is witnessing an unprecedented crisis with the rapid spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), financial meltdown, economic collapse, and the Beirut Port explosion. The first wave began in February 2020, following which the country experienced several episodes and peaks while alternating between lockdowns and phased liftings. One year of the pandemic revealed that effective mitigation could not be separated from the collapse of the ongoing economic, political, and health sectors. |
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ISSN: | 2379-5077 |