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JUST IN: Lebanese Foreign Minister Tests Positive For COVID-19

Lebanese Foreign Minister Tests Positive For COVID-19

Ekohotblog, September 9, 2020….Lebanese Foreign Minister, Charbel Wehbe has tested positive for the COVID-19.

The Foreign Ministry disclosed this on Wednesday, adding that he has been placed on a two-week quarantine period.

“The result of a PCR test, taken by Foreign Minister Charbel Wehbe, is positive.

“It came after the first one, which he took the day before yesterday (Monday), needed to be confirmed.

“Since then, the minister has placed under quarantine for a two-week period,” the ministry said in a statement.

Wehbe was appointed as the country’s foreign minister on Aug. 3.

On Monday, Wehbe met with the new ambassadors of Canada and Greece to Lebanon at a protocol ceremony to deliver copies of his credentials.

To date, the Lebanese health officials have confirmed 21,324 cases of COVID-19, with 207 fatalities and 6,722 recoveries

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My name is Joan Oyemolan Deba. I'm a graduate of English Language from Ambrose Alli University, ekpoma. I'm a creative writer with/ passion for general news, metro news/ soft content.

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