Reuters ZOUBEIR SOUISSI
The Tunisian Ministry of Health announced the registration of 87 deaths and 1,267 new cases of Coronavirus in the last 24 hours.
The ministry stated in its daily report that the total number of deaths due to the virus in the country reached 6,980, while the total number of infections was 212679.
The previous day, the Ministry announced that it had recorded 91 deaths and 1,367 cases of the virus.
Tunisian Health Minister Faouzi Mahdi said on Tuesday that Tunisia expects to receive 4 million free doses of anti-corona vaccines from the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI), as of mid-February.
Regarding the sources of the Tunisian vaccines, the Russian Direct Investment Fund announced that Tunisia has become the third African country to approve the use of the Russian “Sputnik V” anti-virus vaccine.
On Saturday, the Tunisian Ministry of Health granted an exceptional and temporary one-year marketing license to the Tunisian market for the “Sputnik V” vaccine.
Source: “Tunisian Ministry of Health” + RT
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