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Third Day of Fighting Rocks Libyan Capital Amid Country's First Coronavirus
Case

Edward Yeranian

   CAIRO - Libyan fighter jets flew over the strategic al-Watiya Airbase
   near the capital Tripoli, amid conflicting reports over which side now
   controls the area. Sporadic fighting also continued in the capital
   Wednesday, as residents reported artillery shells falling in various
   parts of the city.

   The fighting came as the Tripoli-based National Unity Government
   reported the country's first confirmed case of the coronavirus.

   Health Minister Dr. Ehmid Mohammed Bin Omar urged Libyans to heed the
   health ministry's safety recommendations, adding that the ministry is
   taking measures to care for the infected patient.

   Hatem al Oraibi, spokesman for the rival government based in Tobruk,
   told journalists that measures were being taken in eastern towns and
   cities to address the coronavirus crisis. He said equipment and
   medication to treat the virus have been sent to area hospitals and that
   a hospital was being readied in Benghazi to accommodate suspected
   victims.

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