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Cabinet extends lockdown until August 2nd based on Decree number 6665

Date: 
Tuesday, June 30, 2020

The Cabinet Tuesday approved the extension of general mobilization by another month amid an alarming surge in coronavirus cases and a warning of a new wave of the pandemic in October.

The Cabinet, which met under President Michel Aoun at Baabda Palace, approved a recommendation by the Higher Defense Council to extend until Aug. 2 the state of general mobilization, which expires on July 5, Information Minister Manal Abdel-Samad told The Daily Star after the session.

Acting Bodies: 
Lebanese Government
Type: 
Decrees
Categories: 
Security
Impact: 
National
Status: 
Approved/ Ratified
Civil Society Response: 
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