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Publish date21 Mar 2020 - 13:37
Story Code : 455857

Tunisia declares country-wide quarantine

Tunisia declared on Friday a nation-wide quarantine as part of measures to halt the spread of the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Tunisia declares country-wide quarantine
President Kais Saied announced the new measures following a meeting by the country's national security council, with restrictions imposed on non-essential domestic travel.
Saied called on the public not to leave their homes unless necessary.
On Thursday, the country's Health Ministry reported 15 new cases of the virus, increasing the total to 54 with one death so far.
- COVID-19 outbreak
COVID-19 emerged in Wuhan, China last December, and has spread to at least 164 countries and territories.
The World Health Organization declared the outbreak a pandemic. Out of more than 266,000 confirmed cases, the death toll now exceeds 11,000, and over 87,000 have recovered, according to data compiled by the U.S.-based Johns Hopkins University.
Despite the rising number of cases, most who become infected suffer only mild symptoms and recover.
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