In addition, 41 new deaths were reported, taking the death toll to 858, and the total recoveries increased by 841 to 35,040 in the last 24 hours in Morocco.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced 424 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 66,617.

In addition, 112 more patients have recovered from the virus, taking the tally of recoveries in the UAE to 58,408. The UAE also confirmed two more deaths, pushing up the country's death toll to 372.

The Palestinian minister of health reported 311 new COVID-19 cases, taking the tally of infections in the Palestinian territories to 24,709, including 15,338 recoveries and 140 deaths.

The Lebanese health ministry reported 611 new COVID-19 cases, raising the total number to 12,191 while the death toll went up by five to 121.

Over the past few days, Lebanese doctors have been warning against a scenario of uncontrollable spread of COVID-19 similar to what had happened in Italy.

Walid Mahmoud, director general of Irfan Hospital, said in that scenario hospitals would become full and doctors have to remove ventilators from the old to save young people.

"We will also have to choose who will be admitted to hospitals which cannot receive all patients at once," Mahmoud said.

The National Center for Disease Control of Libya reported 414 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country so far to more than 10,000.

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