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Libya: War intensifies despite the coronavirus threat
With at least 25 recorded coronavirus cases and one fatality, the impact of Covid-19 on Libya appears to be low so far. However, the spread of the virus hasn't halted the civil war in the country. The International Committee of the Red Cross says that 鈥榟undreds of thousands of Libyans are caught in an intensifying conflict'. Willem de Jonge is the ICRC鈥檚 head of operations for Libya.
(Photo: Fighters loyal to the UN-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) April 13, 2020 Credit: Mahmoud Turkia - AFP/Getty Images)
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