FILE PHOTO: Passengers are scanned as they pass through an airport. /VCG ImageFILE PHOTO: Passengers are scanned as they pass through an airport. /VCG ImageThe Tunisian government on Thursday imposed a nationwide night-time curfew, banned inter-region travel and also closed schools in efforts to curb further spread of COVID-19. The move comes following an increase in daily new infections, overwhelming the North African country's health care system. The caseload is the eighth-highest in Africa, as the country is one of only nine countries that have recorded more than 50,000 COVID-19 cases.

Source: The North Africa Journal October 29, 2020 16:22 UTC