OnthisisevenmorepressinginLebanon, wheretheeconomywasalreadyin a perilousstate.
CorinneTorbayinBeiruthasmore.
Lebanonhasstarted a fourdayshutdownthatwouldexpireby 5 a.m. OnMonday.
Thisis a setbackforthecountry's.
Itwasjustdaysagocelebratingzeronewinfectionsandwaseasingthelockdownandpreparingfor a gradualreturntonormalNowthingshaveworsenedandtherearerenewedfearsthatthingsmightgooutofcontrolagainincaseoffanoutbreak.
Totryandeaserestrictionswhilecontrollingthenumberofcases, andalreadyinChinawasseeingthekindoflocalisedlockdownsthatarelikelytobecome a featureoflifeinmanycountriesarefocusedtoday.
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It's a cityintheeastofChina.
It's shuttingdownitstransportlinksafter a newclusterofCoronaviruscasesthat's connectedToaoneman.