TRIPOLI, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- The National Center for Disease Control of Libya on Saturday reported 11,922 COVID-19 recoveries following the adoption of a new recovery protocol.
The new protocol states that patients who do not show symptoms are released from quarantine following 11 days after diagnosis, while cases that show symptoms are released from quarantine after 13 days, following improvement with no need to use antipyretic. The new protocol also states that severe COVID-19 cases are only deemed recovered after performing RT-PCR tests following quarantine of 20 days after diagnosis.
The total number of recovered COVID-19 patients in Libya, after the adoption of the new recovery protocol, is 12,100, the center confirmed.
The center on Saturday reported 440 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country so far to 22,348, including 354 fatalities.
A series of precautionary measures against COVID-19 has been taken by the Libyan authorities since the first case was announced in March, including closing the country's borders, shutting down schools and mosques, banning public gatherings and imposing curfew.
China donated medical aid to Libya in June to help the country's pandemic battle, including 834 nucleic acid diagnostic kits, 5,000 medical protective suits, 15,000 N95 face masks, 100,000 surgical masks, 5,000 pairs of goggles and 5,000 pairs of medical gloves. Enditem
