Libya said it will release more than 450 prisoners in bid to curb the spread of the coronavirus that has infected at least eight people in the country.
The justice ministry of the internationally recognised government – GNA said in a statement that officials decided “to free 466 detainees from correctional facilities” in the capital, Tripoli. It added they were in pre-trial detention or had qualified for conditional release.
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that it has classified Libya among the high-risk countries in the region and asserted the importance of observing the preventive measures for protection against Coronavirus (Covid-19).
The first coronavirus case in Libya was announced on 24 March. According to the running tally compiled by the Johns Hopkins University there are now 10 confirmed cases in Libya
Read more via The Libya Herald / New European .
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