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Director of Tripoli Central Hospital Appeals to General Public to Avoid Visiting Hospital Wards.
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Tripoli, 17 March 2020(Lana) Director of Tripoli Central Hospital Al Bahloul Bin Ramadan has confirmed that no CoronaVirus cases reported in Libya, and appealed in a statement to the Libyan News Agency, to members of the general public to stay away from hospital wards as a precaution against the spread of the CoronoaVirus. The Director said there is a need to avoid crowds, and said visits to hospital wards have been halted, advising would be visitors to use electronic means to get reassured about their loved ones. Bin Ramadan said he and some of his colleagues have liaised... Read more
Libyan Consulate in Istanbul is Taking Care of Accommodation for Stranded Nationals.
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Tripoli, 17 March 2020(Lana) Libyan Consulate in Istanbul has announced that it had started arranging for accommodations for Libyan nationals stranded in Turkey until they can travel back to Libya. The Libyan Foreign Ministry Communication Office said the Consulate was already engaged in providing accommodations for Libyans who were stranded in Turkey because of closure of air and Sea ports to confront CoronaVirus. The Libyan nationals will be accommodated at a hotel in Istanbul, until all measures have been taken to transport them back to Libya, the Communication Office.... Read more
GNA Minister of Economy Issues Decision Banning Exporting Masks, Sanitizers and Respirators.
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Tripoli, 16 March 2020(Lana) GNA Minister of Economy Ali Al Isawi has issued a decision to ban export of masks, sanitizers and respiratory devices. A state of emergency was declared yesterday to confront CoronaVirus by the President of Presidency Council who declared that half a billion Libyan dinars have been allocated to fight the pandemic, and closure of all the country's border outlets. Schools, universities were also declared closed and sports and social events were also banned. Precautionary measures were manifested yesterday by closure of Wazen border crossing... Read more
Agreement to Pay January and February Public Servants Salaries.
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Tripoli, 16 March 2020(Lana) The Head of Presidency Council of the Government of National Accord Fayez Al Serraj held a meeting on Sunday attended by the Speaker of Parliament Hmuda Siala, the President of the High Council of State Khalid Al Meshri, the Governor of Libyan Central Bank Al Sidiq Al Kabir, the Head of the Audit Office Khalid Shekshek and the Head of Administrative Control Body Suleiman Al Shanti. According to the Council's Communications Office, the meeting focused on political and economic developments and the latest of the military situation in the plan to... Read more
High Judicial Council confines Court sessions to the judiciary and defense teams.
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Tripoli, 16 March 2020 (Lana) The High Judicial Council confined all Court sessions to the judiciary and defense teams with out parties to the dispute, in line with the COVID 19 preventive measures. It a statement Monday, the council deferred al court sessions to the out set of May and likewise postponing the following session to the consequent week to avoid disruption of court deliberations. The decision provides for announcing court rulings regarding the cases seized for verdict announcement as scheduled. Criminal cases are to be heard without the presence of... Read more