The Italian Field Hospital in Misrata, handed over a number of protective body suits and other medical equipment to the Coronavirus Control Committee on Thursday, to assist in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

According to the Committee’s official Facebook page, the hospital is due to deliver essential protective clothing over the coming days, along with anti-viral drugs used to counter the COVID-19 pandemic, which has now reached the figure of 61 in Libya, 18 of whom have fully recovered, however, the death toll has recently doubled to two.

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