“Ordinary people going through an unprecedented financial crisis, a once in a century pandemic, and the largest non-military explosion in modern history, have had enough,” the head of Rafik Hariri University Hospital Dr. Firass Abiad tweeted.

“Can we find a middle ground? It will require all three, the authorities, the businesses and the community, to improve markedly on their performance. It is a big ask.”

Domestic infections with coronavirus have rocketed this month, with 69 percent of all local cases recorded between Aug.1-24. Put another way, 8,300 local cases were captured during that period, out of a total 12,039 since Feb. 21.

The positivity rate among tests carried out on the domestic population stood at 6.6 percent in August. It stood at 0.82 percent in June and 2.14 percent in July.

Abiad warned once again that the COVID-19 beds in Lebanese hospitals are almost full but said that “one should stay positive, stay focused, and hold on. The tides will surely turn.”

The country is undergoing partial lockdown for two weeks in a bid to slow the transmission rate and ease pressure on the health system.