Libya reports 2 new COVID-19 cases

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TRIPOLI, March 28 (Xinhua) -- Libya's National Center for Disease Control of the UN-backed government on Saturday announced two new COVID-19 cases.

The center received a notice of two suspected cases of the novel coronavirus from Al-Hikma Hospital in Misurata city, and they were later confirmed positive for COVID-19 after tests, it said in a statement.

On Tuesday, Libya announced the first COVID-19 case in the country, a 73-year-old man who returned from Saudi Arabia.

The UN-backed Prime Minister Fayez Serraj recently declared a state of emergency and mobilization against the virus.

The government also took measures against the coronavirus, such as closing airports, border crossings, education institutions and mosques, banning large gatherings, and imposing a curfew. Enditem

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