The Libyan National Center for Disease Control said Libya reached an alarming level of Coronavirus spread, citing the new registered cases in the country.

The Head of the center Badr Al-Din Al-Najjar said that the rise in Coronavirus cases in Libya requires more serious precautionary measures, adding that the recording of nine new cases on Tuesday means that Libya should impose stricter measures to avoid ending up heavily impacted by the pandemic.

Al-Najjar added that the negligence of people to the preventive measures such as home isolation and curfews led to the hike in Coronavirus cases.

He also called for taking the necessary measures in order to avoid becoming like Italy and France in terms of the response to the Coronavirus, noting that more serious preventive measures and strict curfews are needed in Libya.