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1 – 7 of 7The lack of reported cases is likely to stem from insufficient testing or a delay in the virus’s manifestation, not from an absence of cases. Libya is highly vulnerable to an…
Long-standing weaknesses in governance and the public health system have left Libya unable to slow or prevent community transmission of COVID-19.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB256486
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Greater Tripoli is particularly vulnerable to any disruption of the infrastructure, while the COVID-19 pandemic makes adequate water supply to the capital and other urban centres…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB256349
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Some traditional forms of trafficking, such as cocaine, are somewhat contracting, while new ones, for instance counterfeit medicines, are booming. None has disappeared; instead…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB256629
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LIBYA: Low trust hinders Libya's COVID-19 response
Elsewhere in North Africa, progress has been much slower, with Egypt, Algeria, Libya and Tunisia all facing delays in securing sufficient supplies of vaccines.
Since late August both governments have been challenged by a wave of demonstrations protesting endemic corruption and deteriorating standards of living -- partly as a result of a…