Supervisor Elham AbolFateh
Editor in Chief Mohamed Wadie

Libya Records 2 New Cases of COVID-19, Raising Total to 10


Wed 01 Apr 2020 | 01:17 PM
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On Wednesday, the Libyan National Center for Disease Control (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.

On March 11, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared coronavirus a global pandemic on March 11 as the new virus has rapidly spread to more than 500,000 people from Asia to the Middle East, Europe, and the United States.

The virus caused complete paralysis in all sports activities worldwide, as many countries around the world suspended all the sporting activities due to concerns over the spread of the virus.

More cases of the virus, which causes respiratory disease Covid-19, continue to emerge, with outbreaks in South Korea, Italy, and Iran.

The data collected so far showed that at least 804,248 people are infected and about 39,068 people have died.

Transmission of viruses between humans happens when someone comes into contact with an infected person’s secretions, such as droplets in a cough.

They can also be transmitted by coming into contact with something an infected person has touched and then touching your mouth, nose or eyes.

It is known that older people appear to be more vulnerable to the effects of the emerging virus.