Covid-19: Tunisia seeks to accelerate the vaccination campaign

In the vaccination center of the Palais des Congrès, in Tunis, vaccinations are linked, like this Thursday, July 29, 2021. (Photo illustration) © Charlotte Cosset / RFI

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President Kaïs Saïed has made the fight against the Covid-19 epidemic his priority and seeks in particular to accelerate the vaccination campaign.

Many measures have been taken throughout this week.

The last announcements were made by the president on Friday evening.

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in Tunis

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Charlotte Cosset

Among the measures taken, there is first the easing of the curfew which today is at 7 p.m. and which will pass on Sunday at 10 p.m.

In cafes and restaurants, however, there will be no more seated customers from 7 p.m.

In addition, the president encourages teleworking.

For travelers from outside Tunisia, self-containment is reduced from five to seven days.

On the Covid-19 front, Tunisia receives aid with equipment and various supplies from friendly countries almost daily.

Friday July 30, an American donation of one million doses of the Moderna vaccine arrived in Tunis.

The military on the front line

In this area, the army plays an important role by participating in deliveries.

It participates in vaccination campaigns, especially in the provinces.

On Wednesday July 28, Kaïs Saïed positioned

the army on the front line

in the fight against the pandemic, with the creation of a crisis unit coordinated by the military.

Tunisia is one of the countries most affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

The country has 19,000 dead for 12 million inhabitants.

If Tunisians were initially reluctant, there are now thousands of them flocking to vaccination centers every day.

Thanks to numerous donations, the authorities hope to vaccinate about half of the population by mid-October.

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