Prime News, International (Tripoli), Jan 7:- Protective and sanitizing materials have been distributed to a number of schools in western Libya to stem the spread of Covid-19, the Unicef has announced. “This month, UNICEF launched the second part of its Back to School initiative, distributing cleaning and disinfection materials and personal protective equipment,” Xinhua news agency quoted a Unicef statement as saying. This initiative benefits 39,000 school children and teachers in more than 60 schools in the West region including the towns of Zultun, Regdalin, Ajaylat and Al-jamil, the statement said. Libya has so far reported 391,633 Covid-19 cases, with 5,752 deaths, according to the National Center for Disease Control of Libya. The centre also confirmed that 1,886,754 people have received their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine and 865,636 were fully inocilated.

Source: Libya Today January 07, 2022 03:47 UTC