TRIPOLI, March 9 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Health Ministry of the UN-backed Libyan government denied that coronavirus infections have been detected in the country.
“We deny the completely untrue rumors circulated by some news agencies and television channels about detecting confirmed or suspected cases of coronavirus in Libya,” the ministry said in a statement.
Meanwhile, the statement said that two patients suffering from severe pneumonia have been received in hospitals in the capital Tripoli.
Local media said that hospitals in Tripoli received two patients suspected of being infected by the novel coronavirus.
Libyan authorities has taken precautionary measures against the virus, including setting aside quarantine rooms in both Tripoli and the eastern city Benghazi, as well as tightening medical examinations at land, air and sea ports. — NNN-XINHUA
