Lebanon has now approved a $120 million loan from the World Bank to help fight Covid-19, which has officially infected 677 people and killed 21 nationwide.
MPs gave their approval during a parliament sitting on Tuesday, which was held in a conference hall to allow for social distancing between lawmakers amid the coronavirus pandemic, while outside anti-government protesters demonstrated in a car convoy.
Also on the agenda of the three-day session were proposals for a divisive general amnesty, to legalise cannabis for medical use, and to lift immunity for ministers and lawmakers to allow prosecutions over alleged corruption.
