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World / Middle East

Lebanon reintroduces some COVID-19 prevention measures

Published: 01 Dec 2021 - 08:49 pm | Last Updated: 01 Dec 2021 - 08:52 pm
A man wearing a face mask walks along a corniche, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Sidon, Lebanon February 9, 2021. REUTERS/Aziz Taher

A man wearing a face mask walks along a corniche, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Sidon, Lebanon February 9, 2021. REUTERS/Aziz Taher

Reuters

BEIRUT - Lebanon will impose a night-time curfew starting Dec. 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 Jan. 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.