Sabha Security Directorate announced a curfew on all citizens from 12 pm, through until 9 am daily, beginning from today and lasting for a full two weeks, in an effort to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The directorate clarified that this decision came after the diagnosis of two new cases of infection by the Coronavirus in the city, announced by the National Center for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday.

This announcement of the two new cases by the NCDC brings the total number of cases registered in Libya to date up to 77, with 40 cases recovered and 3 fatalities.

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