International Rescue Committee: Libya COVID-19 Cases Double in 14 Days as Violence Increases, Exacerbating Existing Threats Facing Vulnerable Populations
June 13, 2020
June 13, 2020
NEW YORK, June 13 -- The International Rescue Committee issued the following news release:
In the past two weeks alone, COVID-19 cases in Libya have more than doubled, while a change in conflict dynamics has forced 24,000 people from their homes, putting the lives of vulnerable populations at even greater risk, warns the IRC.
As the conflict continues in the eastern and southern parts of the country, the organisation is warning that without all sides and their internati . . .
In the past two weeks alone, COVID-19 cases in Libya have more than doubled, while a change in conflict dynamics has forced 24,000 people from their homes, putting the lives of vulnerable populations at even greater risk, warns the IRC.
As the conflict continues in the eastern and southern parts of the country, the organisation is warning that without all sides and their internati . . .