The head of the High State Council, Khaled Mishri sent a letter on Saturday to Libya’s Attorney General’s Office on allowing 9 members of the same family to board a repatriation flight to Libya without having undergone the prescribed testing and quarantine procedure.

The Supreme Council of State had put in place precise procedures for the repatriation of its citizens stranded abroad to limit the spread of Covid-19, said Mishri.

He also added that the family were let on board a flight bound for Misrata airport on 5 May on compassionate grounds in order to attend the funeral of their son.

According to Mishri, the family has undergone the prescribed testing and quarantine procedures (quarantine for 14 days, and PCR screening) to make sure that all members are completely free of Coronavirus.