Across the region, more than 11 million cases have been recorded in total since the start of the pandemic. Tunisia, one of the Arab world’s worst-hit countries by the Delta variant, has reimposed lockdowns. Saudi Arabia has announced that it will send Tunisia 1 million vaccine doses, and the UAE has also donated half a million vaccines. “Between 8,000 and 9,500 cases are currently being reported every day, with wide circulation of the Delta variant. The country’s daily average tally almost doubled over the last four weeks, and the number of daily deaths has increased over the past two weeks, WHO said.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 15, 2021 19:30 UTC