BEIRUT: Still reeling from a deadly port blast that ravaged their Beirut homes and businesses, Lebanese wearily braced themselves for a new coronavirus lockdown due to start 12 midnight on Friday (5 a.m. Saturday in Manila). On top of this disaster, a coronavirus catastrophe?” said 55-year-old Roxane Moukarzel, as she waved toward the devastated port from the balcony of her gutted home. The stay-at-home order from Friday is only the latest such decision after a months-long lockdown from mid-March. They have nothing to eat,” he said, determined to keep his business open to help people rebuild their homes. But Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has urged followers to suspend the usual public display of grief, due to the alarming spread of the coronavirus.

Source: Manila Times August 21, 2020 16:07 UTC