About 3,000 people have been treated in Lebanon for injuries sustained following the explosions of pagers and walkie-talkies this week, the country’s health minister said on Friday (20).
Firass Abiad told reporters that doctors had been working non-stop for 48 hours, with some patients being transferred for treatment outside Lebanon.
“It is clear that the nature of the injuries requires not only specialized emergency care, but also multiple surgeries and rehabilitation. It requires the involvement of multiple specialties within the health sector,” Abiad said.
Some patients were taken to Syria, he added, “particularly in the Bekaa region, it was easier for them to go to Damascus because of the chaos that occurred.”
Other patients went to Iran, but “98 percent of the patients were treated in Lebanon by our Lebanese doctors and specialists,” the minister said.
Youssef Bakhash, president of the Medical Association, told the news conference that “many of the hand injuries would need at least a year to fully recover.”
“Today, we confirm that all the injured received the necessary initial treatment, whether for facial and eye injuries, hand and finger injuries or abdominal injuries,” he added.
See the moment of Tuesday’s explosion (17):
Thousands of people, including members of Iran-backed Hezbollah, were injured in an attack on pagers on Tuesday (17).
New explosions were recorded in Lebanon on Wednesday (18), and the devices that detonated were walkie-talkies, a security source said to CNN .
At least 20 people died and more than 450 were injured, according to the local Health Ministry.
Preliminary information indicates that between 15 and 20 explosions occurred in the southern suburbs of Beirut and another 15 to 20 explosions in southern Lebanon.
This content was originally published in About 3,000 people were treated after pager and walkie-talkie explosions in Lebanon on the CNN Brasil website.
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