The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) mission in Libya said on Saturday that it provided medical support to the COVID-19 quarantine centers in the country.
This came as reports claimed that several members of the locally based rapid response team had contracted the virus.
Following coordination with local authorities, the UNHCR said it had provided kits, medicines, and disinfection tools to the quarantine centers in Zawiya, northwestern Libya.
House of Representatives (HOR) member Miloud Al-Aswad said several cases were reported among members of the rapid response team in Riqdalin who contracted the virus while they were performing their tasks.
Aswad further lauded the medical and nursing teams’ efforts in the fight against the pandemic.
The total confirmed caseload in the country reached 36,000, according to the National Center for Disease Control.
Meanwhile, the country’s total recoveries rose to 20,889, while death toll reached 578.
