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BEIRUT, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Lebanon will gradually ease strict coronavirus lockdown in force since Jan. 11 in four two-week stages starting from Monday, the country s caretaker government said on Friday.
Lebanon imposed a 24-hour curfew when cases spiked after lax measures over the Christmas holiday period sent infections soaring and pushed hospital capacities to the limit.
Lebanon is dealing with a devastating financial crisis that has paralysed banks and the lockdown faced resistance amid concerns over soaring unemployment, inflation and poverty.
In Tripoli, Lebanon s poorest city, protests culminated last week in the burning of the municipality building as demonstrators clashed with police.
Lebanon to ease coronavirus lockdown in four stages from Monday Reuters 2/5/2021
BEIRUT, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Lebanon will gradually ease strict coronavirus lockdown in force since Jan. 11 in four two-week stages starting from Monday, the country s caretaker government said on Friday.
Lebanon imposed a 24-hour curfew when cases spiked after lax measures over the Christmas holiday period sent infections soaring and pushed hospital capacities to the limit.
Lebanon is dealing with a devastating financial crisis that has paralysed banks and the lockdown faced resistance amid concerns over soaring unemployment, inflation and poverty.
In Tripoli, Lebanon s poorest city, protests culminated last week in the burning of the municipality building as demonstrators clashed with police.
By Maha El Dahan and Issam Abdallah
TRIPOLI, Lebanon (Reuters) - Lebanon s poorest city, Tripoli, was again racked by violent protests last week, and some politicians and experts warn that unrest could spread if more is not done to support people facing deepening poverty amid coronavirus restrictions.
The country was already in financial meltdown before the pandemic struck, with national debt spiralling, unemployment high and a tumbling currency stoking inflation.
For residents of Tripoli, on Lebanon s northern coast, the 24-hour curfew imposed from Jan. 11 to control the spread of COVID-19 was the final straw, preventing many from working. We are headed towards famine, said Haytham Kurdi, a 49-year-old fish kiosk owner in the city.