Coronavirus

The former Prime Minister of Libya Mahmoud Jibril died in Egypt on Sunday after contracting the coronavirus. Jibril served as the country's interim Prime Minister for seven and a half months from March to October 2011 during the Libyan…

Libya has registered six new Coronavirus cases, bringing the number to 17 in total, according to the Libyan National Center for Disease Control.  The six cases came after the center had tested 20 new samples, 14 of which tested negative…

Libya has registered two new case of Coronavirus in the country, bringing the number of total cases to ten. The cases have been all isolated at the hospitals, according to the Libyan National Center for Disease Control. The National…

As Libyan authorities confirmed three COVID-19 cases in the country as of March 28, 2020, they need to be prepared to limit the spread of the virus in overcrowded detention facilities and shelters for displaced people, Human Rights Watch…

The World Health Organization (WHO) announced Sunday that it had classified Libya among the high-risk countries in the region and reiterated the importance of observing the preventive measures for protection against Coronavirus. The…

The Libyan National Center for Disease Control has registered five new cases of Coronavirus, bringing the total cases in the country to eight. The center said the five cases are registered in Misurata and that they have been in close…

Two new cases of Coronavirus have been recorded in Libya, bringing cases to a total of three amid fear of more outbreaks and poor health services in the war-ravaged country. The Libyan National Center for Disease Control said that one…

Libya has registered first #Coronavirus case for a man coming back from Saudi Arabia, according to the National Center for Disease Control.  The center said the man is over 70 years old and he was doing Umra in Mecca.

The Health Ministry of Libya's UN-backed government said Monday that China has offered to train Libyan doctors to tackle any possible coronavirus infections. "The Ministry of Health of the Government of National Accord, through the…

Tunisia's death toll from the novel coronavirus has risen to three, according to the country's health minister on Sunday. Abdellatif Mekki said in a statement that an elderly man had died in the capital Tunis, taking the overall deaths…

The Secretary General General the UN Antonio Guterres on Saturday welcomed positive responses from Libya’s warring parties to calls for a humanitarian pause in fighting to allow authorities to respond to the public health challenge posed by…

The Libyan Presidential Council has imposed a curfew on the whole country starting Sunday March 22 from 6.00 PM to 6.00 AM, citing the need for people to stay at home to prevent the outbreak of Coronavirus in Libya.  The lockdown will…

The United States said in a statement on Saturday that it joins the UN Support Mission in Libya in welcoming the decision of Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Accord Fayez Al-Sarraj to endorse an immediate humanitarian…

The parallel government controlling eastern Libya will impose a curfew from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m., excluding security and emergency personnel, to stop any spread of the coronavirus, its interior ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.…

UNSMIL has welcomed and joined the call by international partners on all parties to the Libyan conflict to declare an immediate humanitarian cessation of hostilities as well as a halt to the continuing transfer of all military equipment and…

The Embassies of Algeria, France, Germany,  Italy, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States along with the Delegation of the European Union and the Governments of Tunisia and the United Arab Emirates call on all parties in…

Libya's UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) on Monday suspended all flights at the Misrata Airport as a preventive measure against the coronavirus outbreak. Flights have been suspended for three weeks, Sulaiman al-Juhaimi,…

The UN-backed Libyan Prime Minister Fayez Al-Serraj declared the state of emergency over the possible coronavirus outbreak in the country. Precautionary measures will be applied that include closing all of the country's sea, air, and…