Malta has donated 40,000 COVID-19 vaccines and an equal number of rapid testing kits to Libya

Malta has donated 40,000 COVID-19 vaccines and an equal number of rapid testing kits to Libya.

The vaccines and testing kits were flown to Libya this morning on a special Air Malta flight to Tripoli.

In a tweet the World Health Organisation regional director Hans Kluge thanked Health Minister Chris Fearne and the Maltese government for the solidarity shown with Libya.