Libya

More than 40 000 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, donated by Malta, arrive in Libya

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18 August 2021, Tripoli, Libya – A plane carrying more than 40 000 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine and 40 000 antigen-based rapid diagnostic tests donated by Malta has just arrived at Mitiga international airport in Tripoli.

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