Places of worship will be open at 30 per cent capacity and restaurants and cafes will be closed, but delivery services will remain operational.
The measures mimic those imposed for Catholic Easter in early April and will likely resemble those to be implemented for Eid Al Fitr as announced by officials on March 26.
Covid-19 measures during Ramadan have been slightly more lenient, with restaurants and malls operating at limited capacity. A curfew between 9.30pm and 5.00am has been enforced and group iftars and Ramadan tents are banned.
The Lebanese authorities are working with religious organisations to encourage adherence to safety measures as the country experiences a slight improvement in Covid-19 numbers.
Lebanon is Slow to Vaccinate. Why? Published April 29th, 2021 - 07:37 GMT
A Lebanese healthcare staff prepares a dose of the COVID-19 Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine at the Rafik Hariri Hospital in the capital Beirut, on February 14, 2021. (AFP)
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Lebanon covid-19 vaccine campaign is going slowly amid jabs shortage.
A COVID-19 vaccine shortage, vaccine hesitancy, concerns about the AstraZeneca-Oxford shot and limited registration by foreigners have slowed Lebanon s vaccination drive more than two months after it was launched.
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According to the latest data released by the Inter-Ministerial and Municipal Platform for Assessment, Coordination and Tracking (IMPACT), more than 1.2 million people have registered for the vaccine, 90.77% of whom are Lebanese. Some 431,980 vaccines have been administered through IMPACT, with 152,121 people fully vaccinated so far.
Lebanon s vaccination drive slowed by limited supply, hesitancy
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An elderly man receives a shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at the Saint George Hospital University Medical Center in Beirut, Lebanon, on February 24. File Photo by Wael Hamzeh/EPA-EFE
Patients are monitored for reactions for 15 minutes after receiving the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at Rafik Hariri University Hospital in Beirut, Lebanon. Photo by Dalal Saoud/UPI
Hala Itani said she waited three weeks before deciding to get vaccinated with AstraZeneca. Photo by Dalal Saoud/UPI
BEIRUT, Lebanon, April 28 (UPI) A COVID-19 vaccine shortage, vaccine hesitancy, concerns about the AstraZeneca-Oxford shot and limited registration by foreigners have slowed Lebanon s vaccination drive more than two months after it was launched.
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The Minister of Health inaugurated a medical center in Bakhoun, North Lebanon (The National Agency) Beirut - Asharq Al-Awsat
Lebanese caretaker Health Minister Hamad Hassan has said he expected the country to reach a 70 percent of herd immunity by June.
As he launched the vaccination campaign at the Lebanese University, he announced that more than one million doses of AstraZeneca and more than one million doses of Pfizer will arrive in Lebanon in June.
This would help reach out to people who face difficulties registering on the digital platform, especially those residing in the countryside.
Coronavirus numbers have dropped in Lebanon in the past days. The country recorded 2,082 new cases on Wednesday, according to the Health Ministry.
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