The Charge d’Affairs to the United States Embassy in Libya Joshua Harris, spoke with the Director of the National Center for Disease Control (NCDC), Badr Al-Din Al-Najjar, regarding the efforts of the NCDC in response to the Coronavirus pandemic in Libya.

Harris, speaking on behalf of Ambassador Richard Norland, expressed his appreciation for the non-political efforts of the Center and the health authorities generally throughout the country to confront the Coronavirus pandemic.

Harris also confirmed that the United States has allocated an estimated $13 million to support the response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Libya to date.

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