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UNHCR Lebanon COVID-19 Update: Overview 2020
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Operational context
At the start of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the Lebanese Government imposed various confinement measures which proved to be successful in preventing the spread of the virus. Nevertheless, as of August 2020 the number of positive COVID-19 cases in Lebanon started to increase exponentially, pushing the country into the stage of community transmission and exerting additional strain on the health system with hospitals nearly reaching saturation by the final quarter of 2020.
The country’s deep economic and financial crisis has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 situation and by the devastating explosions in the Beirut port in August 2020, leading to a fast deterioration of the socio-economic situation of both Lebanese and refugees. The study