US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will visit East Palestine, Ohio, on Thursday to meet with residents affected by the Norfolk Southern train derailment, which resulted in the release of toxic chemicals in the environment, and to receive an update on a federal investigation into the incident, the US Department of Transportation said on Wednesday

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) considers the continued attacks on hospitals and health workers in Libya to be clear violations of international law, especially as the war-torn country is faced with the outbreak of the deadly COVID-19 disease, OCHA Libya spokesperson Jennifer Bose Ratka told Sputnik

Community transmission of the COVID-19 disease in Libya is putting the country at a very high risk of experiencing an intensified spread of the deadly virus within its borders, and the country's comparatively low number of confirmed cases corresponds with its low testing capacity, Jennifer Bose Ratka, a spokesperson for the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Libya, has told Sputnik

Clashes between Libya's warring parties, which continue despite UN calls for a truce, are causing a daily hindrance to crucial humanitarian assistance, Jennifer Bose Ratka, a spokesperson for the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Libya, told Sputnik

Should a COVID-19 outbreak begin in Libya, it will overwhelm the war-torn country's already overstretched healthcare system, Jennifer Bose Ratka, public information officer at the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Libya, told Sputnik

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Libya has received 164 reports from humanitarian actors about access difficulties brought about by COVID-19 related curfews, OCHA Libya Public Information Officer Jennifer Bose Ratka told Sputnik

The shortage of funds available for Libya to tackle the coronavirus disease pandemic is a further strain on the war-torn country's weakened economy with humanitarian access difficulties, Jennifer Bose Ratka, public information officer at the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Libya, told Sputnik