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UNHCR Supports Libya in Fight against COVID-19

Officials carry out disinfection works within coronavirus (COVID-19) precautions at Martyrs’ Square in Tripoli, Libya on March 25, 2020. (Photo by Hazem Turkia/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Officials carry out disinfection works within coronavirus (COVID-19) precautions at Martyrs’ Square in Tripoli, Libya on March 25, 2020. (Photo by Hazem Turkia/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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UNHCR Supports Libya in Fight against COVID-19

Officials carry out disinfection works within coronavirus (COVID-19) precautions at Martyrs’ Square in Tripoli, Libya on March 25, 2020. (Photo by Hazem Turkia/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Officials carry out disinfection works within coronavirus (COVID-19) precautions at Martyrs’ Square in Tripoli, Libya on March 25, 2020. (Photo by Hazem Turkia/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

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.

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KSrelief Clinics Provide Medical Services to 2,578 Syrian Refugees in Jordan's Zaatari Camp

Photo by SPA
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KSrelief Clinics Provide Medical Services to 2,578 Syrian Refugees in Jordan's Zaatari Camp

Photo by SPA
Photo by SPA

The King Salman Relief and Humanitarian Aid Center (KSrelief) clinics provided medical services to 2,578 patients in the Zaatari refugee camp for Syrians in Jordan during the second week of December 2024.
The general medicine clinics received 552 patients who were examined and given the necessary medications, while the internal medicine clinic received 137 patients with various health conditions, including diabetes, hypertension, and asthma.
The pediatric clinic treated 265 children, while the emergency department received 249 patients. The dental clinic received 154 patients, and 219 women were treated at the women's clinic, SPA reported.
The ear, nose, and throat clinic treated 57 patients suffering from sinus, pharynx, tonsils, and middle ear infections. The ophthalmology clinic provided the necessary treatment to 53 patients, while the cardiology clinic treated 21 patients. The diagnostic radiology clinic dealt with 21 patients, and the rehabilitation medicine clinic treated 35 patients.
During the said period, 541 laboratory tests were conducted on 183 patients, and 141 X-rays were performed on 110 patients. At the vaccination clinic, 147 vaccines were administered to 59 patients, and medications for chronic diseases were dispensed to 321 patients.
The health education department received 74 patients, and the physical therapy department treated 68 patients. The pharmacy recorded 1,665 prescriptions.