Lebanon reintroduces some Covid-19 prevention measures

Lebanon reintroduces some Covid-19 prevention measures
Lebanon will impose a night-time curfew later this month and make full vaccination mandatory for workers in several sectors ahead of the Christmas holidays, in light of the new coronavirus variant
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01 December, 2021
Vaccination will be mandatory for all civil servants and workers in several sectors [Getty]

Lebanon will impose a night-time curfew starting December 17 on non-vaccinated people for three weeks and make full vaccination mandatory for all workers in several sectors due to concerns over the spread of coronavirus, the Covid-19 committee said on Wednesday.

Vaccination will be mandatory for all civil servants and workers in the health, education, tourism and public transport sectors as of January 10, the committee said.

A new coronavirus variant found in South Africa and detected in several countries was determined as a variant of concern by the World Health Organization last week and has led to strengthening Covid-19-related restrictions around the world.

(Reuters)