Lebanese army confronts anti-government protesters blocking highway amid coronavirus lockdown

Lebanon's army deployed on Monday after dozens of mask-wearing protesters blocked the main highway in Zouk, north of Beirut, in protest against the collapsing currency and a surge in food prices, despite a coronavirus lockdown.

People started taking to the streets across the country last week furious at the rising poverty and hardship, resuming the protests that had abated in recent months after shaking the country since last October.

The demonstrations come as the government began easing a weeks-long lockdown to limit the spread of coronavirus.

Lebanon has reported 710 cases of COVID-19 and 24 deaths so far.

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