A Lebanese Health Ministry official says a man has died from the coronavirus, the first known death from the virus in the country. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to give official statements, said the 56-year-old man had recently returned from Egypt. The Mediterranean country has 41 confirmed cases of the new coronavirus — most of them linked to Iran. Lebanon has been hit by a severe financial and economic crisis since October, particularly after mass protests against the country’s ruling elite broke out in October. But street demonstrations have been minimal since the outbreak of the new coronavirus.-AP

Source: The Standard March 10, 2020 10:52 UTC