The director of the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in Libya, Dr. Badr Al-Din Al-Najjar, expressed his concern about “the continuing escalation of coronavirus infections across the country.”
Al-Najjar warned that the pandemic “continuing at this pace may put pressure on the health isolation centres to an extent that makes it impossible for them to continue providing medical services.”
“It can be said that the situation has been fairly stable in the past weeks. But now the situation is getting worse, the number of cases is increasing, and there is pressure on health isolation centres,” Al-Najjar added.
He continued: “We are now on the threshold of reaching 100,000 cases. Of course, if the numbers increase, we will be at a dangerous juncture, as the isolation centres will not be sufficient, in light of the lack of intensive care doctors, and in light of the lack of resources as well.”
The increase in cases leads to a decrease in medical supplies in isolation centres, most importantly oxygen.
The NCDC’s director pointed out that “the centres are spread all over the country, although their capital share is more comparable to the rest of the inner cities.”
According to the centre’s data, the number of infections since monitoring the spread of the virus in Libya last March has reached 97,192 so far, while the death toll has reached 1399.