AFP FETHI BELAID
Tunisian Foreign Minister Othman Grandi announced, on Sunday evening, that he had been infected with the Corona virus “Covid-19”.
Al-Grandi said through his account on the “Twitter” site: “Today, the tests that I conducted have confirmed that I had Covid-19, despite taking all necessary precautions and respecting the health protocol.”
The Tunisian Foreign Minister added: “Severe symptoms, I ask God for safety for everyone, made me insist on continuing my vigorous efforts to provide vaccinations to protect my countrymen from this epidemic. This is despite the criticism that has affected me recently.”
He continued: “In the midst of my resistance to this dreaded virus, I stress the tireless work that he is doing in the silence of the President of the Republic, the scientific committee team and our ambassadors abroad in order to provide all the requirements to confront this epidemic.”
In recent days, Tunisia has recorded unprecedented increases in infections and deaths from the Coronavirus, and the number of confirmed cases so far has reached 197,373, including 144,657 cures, while the death toll from the pandemic in the country has reached 6234 people.
Source: RT
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