1. Lebanon: Managing COVID-19 in the Time of Revolution
- Author:
- Ishac Diwan and Joelle M. Abi-Rached
- Publication Date:
- 05-2020
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Arab Reform Initiative (ARI)
- Abstract:
- The Covid-19 pandemic in Lebanon is a crisis within a crisis. It occurred amidst a broader socio-economic meltdown that has shaken the country in recent months. While Lebanon appears to have responded effectively to the pandemic so far, a number of major challenges await it. With little measures to mitigate the economic impact of the confinement and protesters pushing to return to the streets, the country is entering an extremely volatile period. The only way out will be through measures that address the sanitary as well as underlying socio-economic issues that are threatening the entire country.
- Topic:
- Governance, Public Health, Pandemic, and COVID-19
- Political Geography:
- Middle East and Lebanon