Libya records its first confirmed Covid-19 case stoking concern that an outbreak could overwhelm the war-torn country's already weakened health care system
Libyans, wearing protective face masks, shop at a supermarket in the capital Tripoli on March 15, 2020.
While most recover from the virus and the Covid-19 illness that it causes, it is highly contagious and causes severe illness in some patients, particularly the elderly and those with weakened immune systems. Attempts at a nationwide disease protection program have been undermined by the country's division between two rival governments, in the east and west of the country, and a patchwork of armed groups supporting either administration. Even on Tuesday, Tripoli's suburbs came under heavy fire as the United Nations appealed for a freeze in fighting so authorities could focus on preventing the spread of the coronavirus.
In Syria, where the healthcare system has been decimated by nearly a decade of civil war, the government said an apparently open-ended nightly curfew beginning at 6 pm will go into effect Wednesday. It warned a lack of medical supplies could hurt Iraq, Sudan and Yemen if it leads to a surge in prices.
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