The Tunisian government has announced that it will impose stricter restrictive measures in much of the Arab country, as the pandemic of coronavirus hospital beds are “90% full” and the number of deaths of patients with COVID-19 has increased, according to the Ministry of Health.
Prime Minister Hisham Masisi, despite being publicly vaccinated in late April, was also diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2, according to a statement from his office.
The daily average last week reached 82 deaths, in other words approaching the record of 89 on the day that was recorded during a week in late April, said Nisaf Bin Aliya, a spokesman for the Ministry of Health.
“The number of deaths exceeded the level we estimated,” he acknowledged during a press conference, stressing that “the occupancy rate (of beds) in hospitals has exceeded 90%” and the pressure is “great”.
In addition to the four provinces that were already under restrictive measures last Sunday, another 28 administrative districts out of Tunisia’s 250 will enter a lockdown due to their high impact rate.
Gatherings, festivals and sporting events will be banned in these areas. Residents will be advised to stay home and shops will be closed, except for those that offer basic necessities.
THE Tunisia was transferred yesterday Thursday to the red part of the list which is compiled by the British authorities. The United Kingdom now imposes a ten-day quarantine on hotels for anyone arriving within its territory.
Restrictions, however, remain few for travelers going to Tunisia. They undertake in writing that they will remain in quarantine at their place of residence for 5 to 7 days, except for those who have been vaccinated and tourists whose visits have been undertaken by travel agencies.
The night traffic ban that has been imposed throughout the country (22: 00-05: 00) has been extended until July 11th.
As of yesterday, Tunisia, with a population of approximately 12 million, had recorded 14,406 deaths due to COVID-19 out of a total of 395,362 SARS-CoV-2 cases.
In the 104 days of the immunization campaign, at least 1.7 million people have received a first dose, but Tunisia is finding it difficult to get the vaccines it needs to speed up.
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