The Lebanese Ministry of Health has registered 4 new cases of cholera, bringing the total number of cases registered in the country to 18 since the disease appeared in the country on 5 October..
The ministry said in a report released Tuesday that no deaths from cholera have been recorded so far, while the number of infections has expanded to include separate areas in Akkar, northern Lebanon, where 4 cases have appeared. in Arsal, Halba and cases of Al-Haweish, Benin and Rehaniyah 11..
The ministerial committee in charge of dealing with the outbreak of the cholera epidemic, chaired by Najib Mikati and in the presence of some ministers, met today and took decisions to guarantee clean water and sanitation, considering that their sources are contaminated are among the most important causes of the spread of the disease.
