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Libya Records 1st Coronavirus Death


Fri 03 Apr 2020 | 01:29 PM
Mohamed Helba

The Libyan National Center for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday reported a first coronavirus death in the country.

"An Eight-five-year old woman has died from coronavirus," the NCDC said in a statement.

On Wednesday, April 1, the NCDC announced two more patients had been diagnosed with COVID-19, bringing the total number of people infected with the virus to 10 across Libya.

The new cases have been discovered after examining 11 suspected cases, while dozens of people were tested daily to ensure they were not infected with the virus.

On March 29, the NCDC announced eight new cases of coronavirus, adding that new patients were in contact with other cases previously confirmed in Misrata.

It is noteworthy that Libya confirmed its first case of the new coronavirus last week,with years of violence leaving its healthcare system highly vulnerable.

Several Arab countries have tightened restrictions on movement and travel,with the aim of curbing the spread of the Coronavirus,and some have pledged billions of dollars in economic stimulus programs to reduce the economic repercussions of the crisis.

The COVID-19 epidemic continued its rapid growth, bringing the number of people affected by it to nearly one million people worldwide, half of whom are in Europe. 

The global epidemic caused by the novel coronavirus has also claimed the lives of nearly 54,200 people, amid expectations that America will become the new epicenter of the epidemic.