Coronaviruses are a large family of respiratory viruses that cause diseases ranging from the common cold to the more
severe diseases such as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).
The LCRP Business Continuity Plan for COVID-19 reviews ongoing impact on LCRP operations and outlines risks and critical interventions needed to ensure life-saving access to services and protection for the most vulnerable displaced persons from Syria and vulnerable Lebanese during COVID-19 situation.
The current evidence strongly supports that nCOVID-19 is transmitted via droplets, or via direct contact, it
is mandatory to apply standard precautions supplemented by contact and droplet isolation where caring for
infected patients.
This document provides an update that aims to provide an operational snapshot for NGOs in a rapidly changing context. This also provides some suggestions around national level response planning from a field perspective.
