One case belongs to a woman coming from Iran and the second one to a 65-year-old Lebanese citizen arriving from Egypt, identified at the Maouat hospital, Byblos, after displaying the virus’ symptoms.

Staff members and nurses at the Maouat hospital were quarantined for observation but all of them have tested negative for coronavirus, as reported by Rafik Hariri Hospital University.

The newly confirmed cases bring the total number of infected persons to 15 in Lebanon.