The Director of Rafik Hariri University Hospital (RHUH), Dr. Firas Abiad, has reported good news about the coronavirus, saying the hospital will close a COVID intensive care unit today.

“Some good news on Eid. Today, RHUH will close one of its COVID ICUs as the cases of infections have dropped in Lebanon,” Dr. Abiad wrote on Twitter on Friday.

“Let’s work hard to prevent its reopening once again. For those who haven’t yet received the vaccine, wearing a face mask and limiting gatherings to small ones in the open air is less risky.”

أخبار سارة في العيد. اليوم تغلق مستشفى رفيق الحريري الجامعي أحد اقسام العناية المركزة للكورونا نتيجة لانخفاض الحالات في 🇱🇧. دعونا نعمل بجد حتى لا نعيد فتحه مرة أخرى. لمن لم يتلقى اللقاح بعد، ارتداء الكمامة والاقتصار على تجمعات صغيرة في الهواء الطلق اقل خطرا للعدوى.#خلوها_فاضية pic.twitter.com/lz5umXCPxy

— Firass Abiad (@firassabiad) May 14, 2021

On Thursday, Lebanon’s health ministry announced that 580 new COVID-19 infections were reported over the past 24 hours, along with 20 deaths.

The total number of confirmed cases stands now at 534,968 while the overall tally of fatalities is 7,569.