A woman receives a dose of COVID-19 vaccine in Tripoli, Libya, Oct. 6, 2021.(Photo: Xinhua)

 

Migrants are seen waiting in the vaccine reception center in Tripoli, Libya, Oct. 6, 2021.(Photo: Xinhua)

 
The anti-illegal immigration department of Libya on Wednesday started vaccination campaign for illegal migrants inside a reception center in the capital Tripoli.

"Today, we are carrying a vaccination campaign against the COVID-19 in cooperation with the National Center for Disease Control and the International Organization for Migration, targeting 823 migrants," Husni Abu-Ayana, spokesman of the reception center, told Xinhua.

"First doses will be administered today and tomorrow. There are also police officers targeted for vaccination," he added.

According to the center, the campaign will target a number of reception centers in Tripoli and other nearby cities, and will last for three weeks.

The total number of COVID-19 cases in Libya so far is 343,932, including 266,348 recoveries and 4,720 deaths, the center revealed.

A total of 1,413,069 people in Libya have received one vaccine dose, while 253,017 others have received two, the center said.