国际英语资讯:Thousands of Libyans to return home from abroad after closure of borders: official
<p><span word="TRIPOLI">TRIPOLI</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 5-- <span word="Thousands">Thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Libyans">Libyans</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="returning">returning</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="abroad">abroad</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UN">UN</span>-<span word="backed">backed</span> <span word="Libyan">Libyan</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="borders">borders</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="March">March</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="spread">spread</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Libyans">Libyans</span> <span word="stranded">stranded</span> <span word="abroad">abroad</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="flights">flights</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Libyan">Libyan</span> <span word="Airlines">Airlines</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="Airlines">Airlines</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Misurata">Misurata</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Airport">Airport</span>, <span word="where">where</span> 340 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="returned">returned</span>," <span word="Hisham">Hisham</span> <span word="Boshkewat">Boshkewat</span>, <span word="undersecretary">undersecretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Transportation">Transportation</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stranded">stranded</span> <span word="Libyans">Libyans</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="week">week</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Libyans">Libyans</span> <span word="stranded">stranded</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Tunisia">Tunisia</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="returning">returning</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Arab">Arab</span> <span word="Republic">Republic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>," <span word="Bushkewat">Bushkewat</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Libyan">Libyan</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Libyans">Libyans</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="abroad">abroad</span> <span word="via">via</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="carrying">carrying</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="tests">tests</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span>-14-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="quarantine">quarantine</span> <span word="abroad">abroad</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="UN">UN</span>-<span word="backed">backed</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="April">April</span> <span word="that">that</span> 15,000 <span word="Libyans">Libyans</span> <span word="stranded">stranded</span> <span word="abroad">abroad</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="completion">completion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="tests">tests</span>.</p><p><span word="Closing">Closing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="borders">borders</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="protective">protective</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UN">UN</span>-<span word="backed">backed</span> <span word="Libyan">Libyan</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="banning">banning</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="gatherings">gatherings</span>, <span word="closing">closing</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mosques">mosques</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="imposing">imposing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="curfew">curfew</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Libya">Libya</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="is">is</span> 63, <span word="including">including</span> 24 <span word="recoveries">recoveries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Disease">Disease</span> <span word="Control">Control</span>.</p>
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