The Ministry of Public Health announced in a statement that Minister Hasan’s tour of healthcare centers in Akkar and Beqaa came at a time when the Ministry proceeds with preparations for the next stage. Medical teams from the ministry performed random PCR tests in Baalbeck, Zahleh, Tripoli and Akkar, after similar tests were carried out in Beirut, Mount-Lebanon and South-Lebanon. The results of these tests will help ascertain whether a community infection might happen or undeclared cases could occur, in order to decide on the measures that should be taken for the next stage.