In a statement published yesterday by Libya’s National Centre For Desease Control, the head of the International Health Oversight Office at Benghazi Port, Tarek Sherif, announced that the crew members of a ship coming from Italy were scanned for coronavirus after docking in the Port of Benghazi.

The medical checkups came as a precautionary measure in anticipation of coronavirus infection.

The director of the port’s health control office confirmed that the results of the examinations showed no symptoms of respiratory diseases among the crew, adding that no suspected cases of coronavirus were recorded.