BEIRUT, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Lebanon's COVID-19 cases Wednesday increased to 479 after 16 new cases were detected, while the death toll remained unchanged at 12, the National News Agency reported.

Lebanese hospitals have previously announced the number of infected people has been increasing slowly because the PCR (polymerase chain reaction) labs needed to test all suspected infections is not sufficiently available.

The Lebanese government has been trying to take tough measures to curb the spread of the virus, but citizens have not been very cooperative in some regions especially by the end of March when employees go to banks to get their salaries.

The government urges citizens on a daily basis not to leave their houses except for emergencies. Enditem

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