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Libya extends curfew to fight COVID-19

| @indiablooms | May 18, 2020, at 11:16 am

Tripoli/Xinhua/UNI:  The UN-backed government of Libya has extended for 10 more days starting from Monday the curfew that has been in place to contain COVID-19.

The curfew starts from 1800 hrs until 0600 hrs of the following morning (1600 until 0400 GMT). The rest of the precautionary measures will also continue.

Moreover, a curfew of 24 hours will be imposed during the three-day Eid, which will start early next week.

Libyan authorities have taken a series of precautionary measures against COVID-19, which include imposing a curfew, closing schools and mosques, banning public gatherings, and closing all borders.

According to the National Center for Disease Control, the number of total confirmed COVID-19 cases in Libya so far is 65, including 35 recoveries and three deaths. 

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