Libya’s interim prime minister on Sunday announced the arrival of the first batch of vaccines against Covid-19, as the war-torn country’s crumbling health system struggles against a mounting caseload. “Thanks to God, we have managed to import the first batch of coronavirus vaccines,” Abdul Hamid Dbeibah tweeted, saying further doses were on the way. The health ministry said in a statement that just over 100,000 doses of the Russian Sputnik V jab had arrived in Tripoli. The World Health Organization said Thursday that two new variants of the coronavirus are present in Libya. Shortly before winning a vote of confidence, Dbeibah had vowed that access to coronavirus vaccines would be a priority for his administration.

Source: Libya Today April 05, 2021 00:45 UTC