Tunisia Tuesday announced nationwide curfew from 8pm to 5am local time from July 1st as part of the efforts to stem the continuing spread of the covid-19 disease, as the World Health Organization (WHO) sounds the alarms over the pandemic situation in the North African country. Tunisia, which at one time appeared to control the pandemic, has seen a surge in daily contaminations and fatalities. The North African country Tuesday recorded 106 new deaths related to the pandemic and 5,251 new contaminations. Early this week, the WHO sounded the alarm over the situation in Tunisia, arguing that the vaccination campaign will not suffice to reduce contaminations. Yves Souteyrand, the representative of the UN agency in Tunisia, called on the North African country to reinforce the observation of the protection protocols.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 30, 2021 11:26 UTC