One month after the re-opening of borders, the number of people infected with the new coronavirus has increased tenfold in Tunisia. The Tunisian Ministry of Health announced on Saturday that it had recorded the first death in the country since June 17. Tunisia, whose economy depends heavily on tourism, had taken early and strict measures at the start of the epidemic in March and had contained it relatively well. But after the re-opening of the borders on June 27 without specific precautions imposed on travelers from countries classified as “green”, including France, Italy and Great Britain, the number of cases rose to several dozens a week. Tunisia has recorded more than 1,500 cases of contamination and 51 deaths since the beginning of March.

Source: The North Africa Journal August 04, 2020 12:56 UTC