Hundreds of people rallied in Beirut to protest measures imposed against the unvaccinated, saying individuals should have the right to decide whether to be inoculated or not, reports AP.

Vaccination is not compulsory in Lebanon, but in recent days authorities have cracked down on people who are not inoculated or don't carry a negative PCR test.

The protest by nearly 300 people in downtown Beirut came a day after the daily number of new coronavirus cases hit a record 7,974.