On Tuesday, Egypt dispatched medical aid supplies to Libya on the orders of President Abdel-Fatah El-Sisi, the Egyptian armed forces announced in a statement.
According to the statement, two military jets were loaded with medical supplies and took off from Cairo, heading for Sebha International Airport, in southern Libya to unload the shipment.
Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 crisis, Egypt has sent several batches of medical and humanitarian aid to Arab and African countries, including Libya, Yemen, Sudan, Palestine, Lebanon, South Sudan, Zambia, and Mali.
Libya has recorded almost 169,504 infections since the outbreak of the pandemic and 2,830 deaths, according to the latest data from its National Center for Disease Control (NCDC).
The new interim government, headed by Abdel-Hamid Dbaiba took office last month with a mandate to improve services and prepare for elections in December.