COVID-19 pandemic in Libya

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have spread to Libya on 24 March 2020, when the first case was officially confirmed in Tripoli.

COVID-19 pandemic in Libya
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Map of districts in Libya with number of confirmed cases (as of 01 May 2020)

     
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DiseaseCOVID-19
LocationLibya
First outbreakWuhan, China
Index caseTripoli
Arrival date24 March 2020
(4 years, 5 months and 6 days)
Confirmed cases64[1]
Recovered28[1]
Deaths
3[1]
Government website
covid19.ly

Cases

On 24 March, Libya confirmed its first COVID-19 case,[2] a 73-year-old man who had returned to the country in early March from a trip to Saudi Arabia.

On 2 April, Libya confirmed its first COVID-19 death. It was an 85-year-old Algerian woman.

Weakness

Libya was seen as weak during the pandemic due to the effects from the ongoing Libyan Civil War, which has led to a horrible humanitarian situation and a destroyed national healthcare system.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "متابعة فايروس كورونا في ليبيا". covid19.ly (in العربية). Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  2. "Libya confirms first coronavirus case amid fear over readiness". Reuters. 24 March 2020. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-libya-measures/libya-confirms-first-coronavirus-case-amid-fear-over-readiness-idUSKBN21B2SF. Retrieved 24 March 2020. 
  3. UN condemns rocket attack on Tripoli hospital, Al Jazeera (April 7, 2020).