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Review
. 2021 Apr 3:11:03058.
doi: 10.7189/jogh.11.03058. eCollection 2021.

COVID-19 in a shattered health system: Case of Libya

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COVID-19 in a shattered health system: Case of Libya

Godsgift Chinemelum Iwendi et al. J Glob Health. .
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Competing interests: The authors have completed the ICMJE Unified Competing Interest form (available upon request from the corresponding author), and declare no conflicts of interest.

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Photo: Officials carry out disinfection works within coronavirus (COVID-19) precautions at Matyrs’ Square in Tripoli, Libya on 25 March, 2020 (Hazem Turkia / Anadolu Agency). From https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20200610-coronavirus-cases-surge-in-libya-after-repatriations/amp/ (copyright free).

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