-- Higher Defense Council ends meeting at Baabda Palace and its Secretary General will announce the decisions shortly.

-- Beirut's seaside is now fully cleared by the ISF.

-- Association of Banks: In line with the Cabinet’s decision to declare a state of emergency in the country, we announce that the banks will temporarily close until March 29, 2020.

And how can people get money?

-- President Michel Aoun: We have never failed to proactively follow up on the situation, and we have swiftly taken the necessary measures to confront the spread of the coronavirus.

-- Aoun: Everyone is called to take precautions and abide by the health measures; these hardships will allow us to take a break from our everyday lives and work from home so that institutions can remain as effective as possible.

-- Aoun: I share your concerns but fear never stood in the way of the Lebanese, so let us seize these days and prove that we are worthy of life and capable of overcoming all difficulties.

-- Aoun: We must translate human and social solidarity in innovative ways, and we all stand as one in front of any danger that threatens the safety and life of all Lebanese.

🇱🇧 The Lebanese high council of defense called for general mobilization after it concluded it's meeting to fight @COVID19Up.

-- Decision to set up checkpoints for the army and security forces will be effective starting tomorrow to prevent buses from operating on roads.

-- Diab: We are in a state of medical emergency, so the government is announcing a general mobilization until the end of March 29.

-- PM Diab: We have successfully slowed the spread of the coronavirus and we have developed a scientific, practical and proactive strategy to protect the Lebanese people.

-- Diab: I call on the Lebanese people to be on the highest level of alert to contain the coronavirus.

-- Lebanon Cabinet announces it will close all land, sea, air borders - including Beirut's Rafik Hariri International airport effective Wednesday - as country goes into a partial lockdown over coronavirus.

All citizens urged to stay home unless for urgent movement.

-- The central bank and all banks should stay upon: Government.

-- For donations to the Lebanese government to assist it in its fight against COVID-19, the ministry of health announced it has opened a National funding campaign.

-- Several MPs and lawmakers already donated their salaries.

-- Lebanon Covid-19 cases compared to a basket of other countries 26 days after first reported case.

Note: Lebanon is in red.

🇺🇸🇱🇧 -- After continuous pressure from the US ambassador in Lebanon, the military court, lenient with spies and Israeli proxies, has pardoned the butcher of the infamous prison Al-Khiam.

Ammar Fakhoury the Butcher is now free.

🇱🇧 -- Eleven Jesuits in Bikfaya and Beirut have been infected with coronavirus.

It was one Jesuit who was infected and held 3 masses during the last few weeks, disregarding the warning of the government.

-- Lebanon now has two new cluster cases that will raise the number of infections.

The Jesuit cluster that has infected at least 11, and the chef in the Americans University hospital that has infected a colleague until now.

— After days of confusion, Lebanon banks announce they WILL close till March 29 over coronavirus, defying a government order to provide necessary services amid a partial lockdown

Finance Min. Ghazi Wazni has called on public prosecutors to take action against the banks.

🇱🇧-- Lebanon announces 11 new cases of coronavirius, raising the total to 120.

-- Lebanon also announced two more recoveries, who have been tested twice in 48 hours and gave negative results.

-- Banks decided to close even though the government said they can't. Banks simply took this as an excuse to close because they don't have cash anymore.

The problem is. In times like these where Coronavirius is a huge risk, do banks really think this is the best way to keep people safe and avoid community transmission?

🇱🇧 -- Lebanon announces the 4th death from coronavirius and it's the father of one the priests that came from Italy. @nauala