Lebanese Order of Physicians on Coronavirus: Don’t Hide It
Arab World
Beirut - Asharq Al-Awsat
The head of Lebanon’s Order of Physicians, Charaf Abou Charaf, has called on the Lebanese to come forward if they have any doubts of being infected with the coronavirus even during their quarantine at home. “Everyone is responsible,” he said Thursday, adding “it’s not a shame to test positive.” “We should all cooperate to rescue ourselves, our surroundings and our country,” he stated. Abou Charaf revealed of several cases at hospitals after patients hid their symptoms of the COVID-19 disease. He said such behavior has caused great harm to Red Cross volunteers, nurses and hospital employees, who were forced to self-isolate for 14 days. On Thursday, the Ministry of Public Health indicated in its daily report on the coronavirus, that there were 35 new lab-confirmed cases, taking Lebanon's tally to 368. “Until 26/3/2020, the number of laboratory-confirmed cases at the Rafic Hariri University Hospital, the accredited university hospital labs and private laboratories, there were 368, with an increase of 35 cases compared to the day before," the MoPH reported. The Rafic Hariri University Hospital said Thursday that the total number of laboratory-confirmed coronavirus cases in patients isolated in the hospital has reached 72, including six patients transferred from other hospitals. Three new patients have fully recovered. Their PCR tests came negative twice, and all their symptoms have gone, it said. Meanwhile, the General Directorate of General Security announced it "is conducting patrols across Lebanon to ensure the compliance of citizens and residents with the general mobilization measures aimed to limit the spread of the coronavirus."
from Asharq AL-awsat https://aawsat.com/english/home/article/2202151/lebanese-order-physicians-coronavirus-don%E2%80%99t-hide-it
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