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Lebanon repatriates nationals in rare flights amid virus pandemic
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleLebanon starts repatriating nationals stranded abroad in its first flight in weeks since it closed its international airport to stem the novel coronavirus.
The first of four planes touches down at the Beirut international airport bringing in 78 passengers from Riyadh, local television reports.
It shows health personnel in protective gear taking the temperature of disembarking passengers.
The Mediterranean country announced a lockdown and closed its airport on March 18 as part of measures to curb the spread of COVID-19, which has officially infected 527 people and killed 18 nationwide.
— AFP
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