Libya's Health Minister Ali Al-Zanati, accompanied by the mayor of Tawergha and the director of Misrata Medical Center, opened a health isolation center in the city, "dedicated to the treatment of acute coronavirus cases".

The clinical capacity of the new center is 27 beds, five of which are dedicated to intensive care, according to a statement released by the Ministry of Health..

During the past period, the minister directed the equipping of a health isolation center in the city of Tawergha, as part of the ministry's efforts to increase the clinical capacity of isolation departments in Libya. On Thursday, the minister visited a number of isolation centers in the central region, accompanied by a number of ministry of health officials.