The head of the National Center for Disease Control, Badr al-Din Najjar, claimed that a Libyan citizen, coming from Rome, was suspected of being infected with coronavirus as he was suffering from high temperature and other symptoms similar to those of the virus.

In a statement to Tabadul, Najjar clarified that, after medical checkups, the result was negative.

Najjar added that the National Center for Disease Control is responsible for homeland health security, and that it plays its crucial role effectively all over the state thanks to the intensive efforts of workers in different regions of Libya.

The director of the National Center for Disease Control, in his statement, confirmed that they are now working had to prepare other quarantine chambers in order to professionally deal with suspected cases.