Reuters ZOUBEIR SOUISSI
The general closure in Tunisia due to the Corona virus
The Tunisian Ministry of Health announced the registration of 80 deaths and 2059 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 6234, while the total number of infections reached 197,373.
Last Saturday, the Tunisian Ministry of Health announced that it had been decided to extend the curfew for a period of 3 weeks and prevent gatherings and demonstrations, stressing the seriousness of the epidemiological situation in the country.
“Tunisia is at a dangerous crossroad today, and the epidemiological situation has become very dangerous,” said the spokeswoman for the Ministry of Health, Nassaf Ben Alaya, in a press statement.
She stressed the need to implement all the announced procedures and adhere to the protocols, indicating that if they are not adhered to, they will go through more severe measures.
Source: “Tunisian Ministry of Health Website” + RT
