Amal al-Hilali - Tunisia
Unusually, Health Minister Abd al-Latif al-Makki went out to the media, tearing his tears, and in a severely affected tone, warning Tunisians of unimaginable scenarios if citizens continued to violate the quarantine measures imposed by the authorities.
Al-Makki, who previously praised the pre-emptive health measures taken by the authorities prior to the spread of the new Corona virus (Covid-19) in the country; during a press conference, he expressed his fears that these efforts would be blown up due to "the negligence of a few people," saying, "Do not leave a small group that suffers an effort People and its institutions. "
The Minister of Health revealed that 80% of the injured who are transferred to recovery die in hospitals, some of whom do not exceed thirty years of age, warning of dramatic scenarios in light of the rapid spread of infection, and some citizens keep their injuries, and their refusal to go to hospitals.
The number of confirmed infections in Tunisia - according to the latest statistic from the Ministry of Health - 623 cases, out of 8,274 analyzes, while the number of deaths reached 23.
A shout cry
Hanan Al-Tewery, head of the Department of Microbial Diseases at Al-Rabta Hospital, and a member of the Continent Commission to follow up on the spread of the Corona virus, considered that the negligence of a large group of Tunisians in quarantine measures in light of the peak of the spread of infection prompted the Minister of Health, and behind him the health institution to launch a cry of fear.
In her speech to Al-Jazeera Net, she stressed that the proactive efforts made by the Ministry of Health and other ministries, whether by closing the borders or imposing the compulsory quarantine of returnees from the affected areas; gave positive results, but the state of impunity that was monitored these days heralds a health disaster, with the infection taking a turn Horizontally.
She pointed out that the national strategy developed by the state to fight the epidemic aims mainly to reduce confirmed infections in the same time period, and to reduce hospital overcrowding, to avoid tragic scenarios that have occurred in countries such as France, Italy and Spain, and so that the doctor is not forced to choose between one patient and another to save him.
Olive tears
The shocking scenes of the crowd and crowd of hundreds of citizens in front of the post offices and the headquarters of the delegations in separate areas of the governorates of the country, aroused the Tunisians, especially medical officials.
The state sought to contain the anger of thousands of Tunisians with low incomes, and those who lost their source of income due to the comprehensive health embargo, by distributing financial aid, but its health repercussions have become counterproductive, and more disastrous, due to the accumulation of their beneficiaries in front of the withdrawal centers.
For his part, Minister of Local Affairs Lotfi Zeitoun himself could not cry over during his hosting of one of the TV programs, expressing his understanding that some poor groups had violated quarantine measures and risked their lives in order to obtain some financial or food aid, and he apologized to them in front of the state’s deficit.
In turn, the Minister of the Interior Hisham Al-Mishishi, during a joint press conference with the Minister of Health, warned that the authorities will not hesitate to take deterrent measures against violators of the quarantine and curfew measures, whether by stopping vehicles and people or imposing house arrest.
He stressed that the charge of manslaughter or manslaughter in the wrong place will be applied to every person who intentionally does not respect the quarantine procedures and causes the transmission of infection to others.
The doctor at the military hospital in Tunis, Zakir Al-Huyheb, does not hide his fears of torpedoing the efforts made by the authorities to contain the Corona crisis due to the instability that has arisen during the past few days and popular gatherings in front of the postal and accreditation centers.
Speaking to Al-Jazeera Net, he pointed out that the authorities were counting on the awareness of citizens and their respect for the quarantine measures, which were launched well, provided that they gradually go towards lifting them during this month, but the recorded violations will pay towards the extension, as he put it.
The doctor confirmed - in return - the presence of positive indicators related to the high rate of people recovering from the virus, to reach 25 cases, compared to the number of deaths, which reached 23.