-- After the Lebanese Pound's rapid deprecation today, syndicate of exchange shops calls on shops to close till Monday in protest.

They say politicians/regulators/etc should step in to restore calm & warn the pound would depreciate tomorrow if markets open.

🇱🇧 Lebanon announced 8 new cases, raising the countries total to 696 cases. @COVID19Up

-- A clash occured between exchange offices in Ghobeiry area, where gun fire was also reported.

-- Beef/ Kg is now close to 30,000 Lebanese lira. That's a 14,000 lira increase than what it was few months ago.

The price of the meat at the slaughterhouses didn't change, it's 6.5$/ Kg. However with the drastic decrease of the value of the lira, the price for locals at local butchers is shifting very fast.

-- Cabinet session chaired by President Aoun at Baabda Palace has started.

General mobilization has been extended for two weeks, with the will to start reopening some sectors.

-- Sources to MTV: PM Hassan Diab's speech will hold the Central Bank Governor responsible for the deteriorating economic situation in the country.

-- MTV correspondent from Baabda: Schools will not open before June 8, which will be the final stage of the general mobilization.

-- Lebanon is aiming to carry out 75,000 PCR tests. Currently at 25,000.

-- Heavy shooting in Tripoli, in celebration of the release of the Terrorist Amer Arish.

Amer was captured few months ago.

Amer Arish, a known commander of the fronts of Tripoli.

-- PM Hassan Diab: The government has taken office for 73 days, but some hold it accountable as if it had been in power for 72 months; however, not only do we accept objective accountability, but we demand it.

PM Hassan Diab blasts Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh's performance, saying there is "suspicious ambiguity," in his decisions that have led the local currency to rapidly depreciate. He then adds that the government have agreed to get an international firm to investigate the central bank and that everyone who sent his money outside Lebanon after 17/10/2019 should return them or else they will be criminalized.

-- Lebanon PM Hassan Diab says it is time to slowly begin reopening the country. He notes Lebanon has flattened the COVID-19 curve but must not allow the virus to spread once again.

"We have all made sacrifices, let them not be in vain."

-- Diab: A suspicious ambiguity surrounds the Central Bank regarding the high exchange rate of the dollar, which reflects negatively on everything in this country.

-- Diab: There must be clarity and honesty with the Lebanese, we must change the way we deal with the people and not hide information from them; Salameh must address the Lebanese and clarify everything.

-- Diab: Liquidity in Lebanese banks is starting to dry up, which is why we must take swift actions and initiatives; figures reveal the transfer of $ 5.7 billion out of Lebanon in January and February of this year.

-- Cabinet decisions: Approval of the Ministry of Telecommunications’ request to extend the Cabinet’s decision regarding the Ministry’s offer to increase the speed and volume of consumption of Internet service provided by Ogero network until the end of June and to give an additional 100 GB monthly for free to all subscribers.

Note: All non Ogero subscribers did not get anything.