COVID-19 Pandemic in Lebanon: One Year Later, What Have We Learnt?

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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Main Authors: Jad Koweyes, Tamara Salloum, Siwar Haidar, Georgi Merhi, Sima Tokajian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2021-04-01
Series:mSystems
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSystems.00351-21
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