An expanded COVID-19 vaccination campaign will kick off on Wednesday in Benghazi, Libya’s second largest city, as authorities reported 1,900 infections throughout the country.
The Benghazi health Services directorate said that it completed all preparations to launch the vaccination campaign at the Suleiman Al-Darrat Complex in the eastern city.
People above the age of 18 will be given the first doze of the Chinese-made Sinopharm shot.
Meanwhile, Libya registered 23 new COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of fatalities to 4,100.
Also on Tuesday, the International Organization for Migration announced that it organized with the Libyan Health Ministry a series of trainings on COVID-19 preventive measures for medical workers operating in 20 centers for illegal migrants.
The Italian government announced it has provided aid to four hospitals in Libya.
The Italian Embassy in Libya tweeted that “a first shipment of medical equipment was delivered to Surman, Sabratha and Murzuq hospitals,” and “a 500 kilowatt generator was delivered to Ibn Sina Hospital” in Sirte.
The embassy confirmed that the aid “comes in response to urgent needs”, and was “sent as part of the Italian aid bridge, in cooperation with the Libyan government and the Health Ministry.”
