Libya has announced it recorded 1,031 new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
The North Africa country’s National Center for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday said it recorded the numbers within the past 24 hours.
These include 769 new cases and 262 who were in contact with infected people, raising the confirmed tally to 38,468 infections, 2,410 recoveries and 602 deaths.
The cases were distributed among 40 cities and municipalities across the country, with 520 cases in Tripoli alone, 45 in the western city of Zawiya and 35 in the eastern city of Benghazi.
The Centre urged Libyans to follow all the precautionary measures and avoid gatherings in social events and malls.
Separately, the Government of National Accord’s (GNA) Supreme Committee to Combat the Coronavirus Epidemic (SCCCE) has allowed the General Authority of Islamic Affairs and Endowments to reopen mosques, urging them to take all the necessary preventive measures.
The GNA’s Health Ministry announced on Tuesday the establishment of a “medical tent” to sort out visitors to Tripoli University Hospital before allowing them to enter.
According to a ministry statement, stages through which patients pass differ according to their symptoms, adding that the number of daily visitors will be limited to 1,000 to 1,500.
These stages begin by taking the body temperature, heart rate, oxygen rate and vital functions and end with isolating those tested positive for COVID-19.