The Algerian government has imposed a new turn of the sanitary screw on the population.

He decided, Sunday, November 8, to tighten containment measures in most of the country due to a clear increase in cases of contamination with the new coronavirus.

The curfew is thus extended from 8 p.m. (7 p.m. GMT) to 5 a.m. (4 a.m. GMT) in 29 of the 48 wilayas (prefectures) from Tuesday and for 15 days, the authorities said in a statement.

The government has also decided to suspend public and private urban transport during weekends throughout the country.

Collective transport between the prefectures remains prohibited.

The used car markets, which draw crowds, will also be closed from Monday for a fortnight.

The possibility of "targeted containment"

In addition, local authorities can carry out "targeted containment" of localities and neighborhoods plagued by outbreaks of Covid-19, just as they can close public places such as parks and gardens.

Finally, the start of the academic year and that of professional training, scheduled for November 22, is postponed to December 15 and surprise inspections will take place in establishments to verify the application of the health protocol.

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All gatherings, especially for weddings and circumcisions but also political demonstrations, remain prohibited.

After an eight-month ban, the great Muslim Friday prayer is now authorized in mosques with more than 1,000 places, which will also be subject to inspections for compliance with health measures.

The country's borders have also been closed since mid-March.

Algeria, one of the African countries most affected by the pandemic, is close to breaking its record for daily contaminations, which stood at 675 on July 24, at the height of the first wave.

In total, more than 62,000 infections have been officially recorded in the country since the census of the first case on February 25, including more than 2,000 deaths, according to the latest report from the Ministry of Health.

With AFP

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