Sunday, September 7, 2025
LibyaReview
  • Home
  • Libya
  • Economy
  • Sport
  • Politics
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Libya
  • Economy
  • Sport
  • Politics
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
No Result
View All Result
LibyaReview
No Result
View All Result
Home Libya

Libya has Highest Rate of COVID-19 in North Africa

January 28, 2021
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

On Wednesday, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Libya announced that the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Libya amounted to 1,479 per 100,000 people, registering the highest rate in North Africa.

According to OCHA’s statistics, the number of deaths are 22 deaths per 100,000 people, the second highest in the region after Tunisia.

Total number of cases are estimated at 116,064 cases, 1,802 deaths, and 95,406 successful recoveries, according to the latest update by the National Center for Disease Control (NCDC).

The Libyan authorities have approved new precautionary measures against the virus, including temporarily closing schools, and closing all restaurants and cafe’s.

Dr.Badr Al-Din Al-Najjar, Director of the NCDC has recently stated that the situation in the country is “getting worse and the coronavirus cases increase every day in the country.” Al-Najjar stressed the need to resort to total closure of the country in case the current situation worsens.

Since the first case was reported in March, Libyan authorities have taken a series of precautionary measures against the pandemic, including closing the country’s borders, shutting down schools and mosques, banning public gatherings, and imposing a curfew.

Tags: Corona VirusCovid-19HighestlibyaNorth AfricaRate
Next Post

Syrian Mercenaries Demand Repatriation from Libya

POPULAR CATEGORIES

  • Home
  • Libya
  • Economy
  • Sport
  • Politics
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion

MUST READ

Libyan Attorney General Reveals Major Corruption Case in Tripoli

Heavy Military Presence Fuels Libyan Capital’s Fears

ITA Airways Extends Libya Flight Suspension

Libya Among Top Arab Suppliers as US Crude Imports Rise

Libya Postpones Start of 2025–2026 School Year…Why?

EU Accused of Complicity After Libyan Coast Guard Fires on Rescue Ship

EDITOR PICKS

Rare Lake Forms in Libya’s Desert After Heavy Rainfall

Libya Deports Migrants to Egypt

Libyan Child Killed by Stray Bullet in Bani Walid

Heavy Military Presence Fuels Libyan Capital’s Fears

ITA Airways Extends Libya Flight Suspension

IOM Appeals for $3 Million to Support Sudanese Migrants in Libya

  • Home
  • Libya
  • Economy
  • Sport
  • Politics
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion

© 2024 LR

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Libya
  • Economy
  • Sport
  • Politics
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion

© 2024 LR