The Libyan authorities have repatriated more than 3,000 citizens who were stranded in Tunisia, said the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Transportation of the Interim Government of National Unity (GNU), Wissam Al-Idrissi.
The government’s measures to evacuate Libyans in Tunisia include the formation of an emergency committee at Carthage Airport, to take over the repatriation of Libyans. Passengers should obtain a negative PCR result that is valid for 24 hours, and flights to Tripoli and Benghazi are being operated from Carthage Airport.
Earlier this month, Libya decided to close its land and air borders as a “preventive and temporary step that aims to save the lives of millions of citizens in light of the rapid rise in COVID-19 cases.”
“The decision to close the borders with Tunisia was imposed against the background of the health situation,” Libyan Prime Minister, Abdel-Hamid Dbaiba said.ignalling that it would be short-lived,