Libya Records No Coronavirus Case

The Libyan National Center for Disease Control (NCDC) on Saturday recorded no coronavirus case in the country.

In a statement, the NCDC said that it received eight samples for suspected patients, but the results came negative.

The NCDC on Friday reported a new coronavirus case in the country.

“This upped the total number of the confirmed cases in the country to 49” the NCDC said in a statement.

“Up to 11 cases have recovered so far in the country, while only one person has died so far,” it added.

On April 3, Libya had recorded the first death of coronavirus novel for an Eight-five-year old woman.

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 virus, which initially appeared in China, has infected more than two million people around the globe and has taken the lives of more than 145,000 of people, while around 550,453 persons have benn recovered so far.

How To protect yourself from COVID-19: 

-Wash your hands frequently with soap and water or use an alcohol-based hand rub if your hands are not visibly dirty as washing hands with soap and water eliminates the virus if it is on the hands.

-When coughing and sneezing, cover mouth and nose with flexed elbow or tissue – discard tissue immediately into a closed bin and clean your hands with alcohol-based hand rub or soap and water to prevent the spread of germs and viruses. If you sneeze or cough into your hands, you can pass the virus to other people that you have contact with.

-Eating fruits and vegetables that contain Vitamin C so that your immune system could be enhanced for better and be able to confront viruses.

-Avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth as hands touch many surfaces, which can be contaminated with the virus. If you touch your eyes, nose or mouth with your contaminated hands, the virus from the surface may infect you.

Accordingly, you need to keep surrounding surfaces clean and free of viruses.

Make sure to keep all surrounding surfaces clean, even those that don’t usually cross minds like: keyboards, phone receivers, doorknobs, light switches, and remote controls.