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Source: World Health Organization (WHO) | Apr 04, 2020

Coronavirus - Libya: First death of COVID-19 was recorded in Libya

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GENEVA, Switzerland, April 4, 2020/APO Group/ --

The first death of COVID-19 was recorded in Libya. The death case is an 82-year-old  non-Libyan woman living in Tripoli.

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of World Health Organization (WHO).

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Coronavirus - Libya: First death of COVID-19 was recorded in Libya GENEVA, Switzerland, April 4, 2020/APO Group/ -- The first death of COVID-19 was recorded in Libya. The death case is an 82-year-old  non-Libyan woman living in Tripoli. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of World Health Organization (WHO).
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