Libya: Covid-19 cases - 21,908 cases; 352 deaths

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Source: https://middle-east-online.com/en/co...-arrives-libya

Coronavirus arrives in Libya
UN-backed GNA government says necessary measures taken to treat ‘first contamination’ as fears of potential spread in war-ravaged country grows.
Wednesday 25/03/2020

TRIPOLI - Libya has reported its first case of the novel coronavirus, a particular source of concern in the North African country where civil war has badly degraded the public healthcare system.

Libya has been mired in chaos since the 2011 overthrow of longtime dictator Moamer Kadhafi and is divided between the Tripoli-based Government of National Unity (GNA) and forces loyal to eastern-based military strongman Khalifa Haftar.

The health minister of the UN-recognised GNA late Tuesday reported "a first contamination with the coronavirus in Libya," without giving details of the case...

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Source: https://www.arabnews.com/node/1648951/middle-east


New coronavirus cases confirmed in Libya as fighting flares
Updated 28 March 2020
Reuters
March 28, 2020 17:16

The two cases were discovered in Tripoli and Misrata, the National Center for Disease Control said, without giving any further details
Libya has been in turmoil since the toppling of strongman Muammar Qaddafi in 2011 and is split between two warring administrations..

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Source: http://www.china.org.cn/world/Off_th...t_75874846.htm

Libya reports 5 new COVID-19 cases
Xinhua, March 30, 2020


TRIPOLI, March 29 (Xinhua) -- Libya's National Center for Disease Control of the UN-backed government on Sunday announced five new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to eight.

The new infections have been detected in Misurata city, some 200 km east of the capital Tripoli, after a woman has been tested positive for the coronavirus, the center said.

The center tested 12 people who interacted with the infected woman, of whom seven tested negative and five tested positive for COVID-19...

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Source: https://africa.cgtn.com/2020/04/01/l...ovid-19-cases/

Libya reports 2 new COVID-19 cases
By CGTN Africa -
2 hours ago

The National Center for Disease Control of Libya’s UN-backed government on Tuesday announced two new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 10.

The center said in a statement that it tested 11 suspected cases of the novel coronavirus, nine of which tested negative and two positive...

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https://www.aa.com.tr/en/latest-on-c...vid-19/1790439

Libya confirmed its first death from the novel coronavirus on Thursday.

An 85-year old woman who tested positive died from COVID-19, the Libyan National Center for Disease Control said in a statement.

Eleven cases have been reported in the country so far.

The war-torn country recorded its first coronavirus case on March 24 and authorities later banned travel between cities to curb the virus’ spread.

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Source: https://www.libyaherald.com/2020/04/...n-libya-to-17/

Six new cases of Coronavirus announced, bringing total in Libya to 17
By Sami Zaptia.
Libya has announced that there are now a total of 17 Coronavirus cases and one death in the country linked to the pandemic (NCDC).

London, 4 April 2020:

Libya announced six new cases of Coronavirus (Covid-19) late last night, bringing the total cases in the country to 17. One death was announced on 2 April.

The country’s National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said that it had received a total of 20 samples to check but 14 samples turned out to be negative...

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https://www.libyaherald.com/2020/04/...s-total-to-18/

Libya announced a new case of Coronavirus (Covid-19) today, bringing the total cases in the country to 18.



Libya’s official Coronavirus cases

	Date of announcement	No. of cases	No. of deaths
1	24 March	1
2	28 March	2
3	29 March	5
4	31 March	2
5	2 April	1	1
6	3 April	6
7	5 April	1
	Total:	18	1

The country’s National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said that it had received a total of 31 samples to check and 30 samples turned out to be negative.

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19 cases: https://www.libyaherald.com/2020/04/...e-cases-to-19/

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https://www.panapress.com/Coronaviru...565-lang2.html

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Five new patients infected by coronavirus (COVID-19) were declared cured on Wednesday, the Libyan national center of fight against coronavirus said, taking to 7 the total number of persons who have recovered from the 2& cases reported in the countr

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http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/202..._138960435.htm

TRIPOLI, April 9 (Xinhua) -- Six patients have recovered from coronavirus in Libya, the National Center for Disease Control of Libya's UN-backed government said on Wednesday.

"The patient infected with the new coronavirus in Misurata city, as well as the patients who were infected by interacting with her, have recovered," the center said in a statement.

A total of 21 cases have so far been reported in Libya with one death, the center said.

Libya reported its first case on March 24 and its first death from virus on April 8

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https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/...000610599.html

The armed group is seeking to use the water cutoff as pressure to force the release of detained family members, UN humanitarian coordinator Yacoub El Hillo said in a statement on Friday.

The supply has been cut to more than two million people in Tripoli and nearby towns and cities.

Tripoli, seat of the internationally recognised Government of National Accord (GNA), has been under assault for a year by the eastern-based Libyan National Army of Khalifa Haftar.

An escalation in fighting since mid-March has involved intense bombardment, particularly in the south of the city near the front lines, with projectiles hitting a hospital.

The warfare has hindered efforts to prepare Libya's already tattered health system for an outbreak of the coronavirus, with 24 cases confirmed in the country. State efforts to slow the spread of the disease have included a curfew.

Electricity supply has also been repeatedly cut in Tripoli and some other areas over the past week.

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Number of Libya’s COVID-19 cases reach 25: https://www.libyanexpress.com/number...ases-reach-25/

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Source: https://reliefweb.int/report/libya/l...-13-april-2020

https://reliefweb.int/report/libya/libya-covid-19-situation-report-no-1-13-april-2020

Libya: COVID-19 - Situation Report No. 1, As of 13 April 2020
Source: OCHA
Originally published: 13 Apr 2020

HIGHLIGHTS

• As of 12 April 2020, there are 25 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Libya, including one death.

• Several days of shelling has damaged a 400-bed hospital in Tripoli, previously identified as a potential COVID-19 facility.

• An attack on the Man-Made River project has cut off access to safe water for more than 2 million people in Greater Tripoli and the western region.

• Continuing attacks on hospitals and critical water infrastructure affect people’s access to medical services and safe drinking water, exacerbating the threat of the pandemic.

• According to a recent assessment, 48 per cent of assessed cities reported food shortages and 86 per cent of assessed cities reported food price spikes.

• Immediate needs include support to rapid response teams, personal protective equipment, lab diagnostic kits and supplies, establishment and support to isolation sites, training, and education/awareness...

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35 cases: http://www.china.org.cn/world/Off_th...t_75932616.htm

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48 cases: https://www.libyaobserver.ly/health/...new-recoveries