{"id":1068,"date":"2022-01-13T22:07:16","date_gmt":"2022-01-13T22:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/seychelles\/?p=1068"},"modified":"2022-01-13T11:10:10","modified_gmt":"2022-01-13T11:10:10","slug":"tunisia-imposes-night-curfew-ahead-of-arab-spring-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/seychelles\/all-news\/tunisia-imposes-night-curfew-ahead-of-arab-spring-anniversary","title":{"rendered":"Tunisia Imposes night Curfew ahead of Arab Spring Anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Seychelles. <\/strong><\/span><b>The Tunisian government has imposed a two-week night-time curfew on its citizens as new cases of covid 19 keep rising.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>A statement released on Wednesday reads, &#8220;To cope with the evolution of the epidemic, the government announced &#8220;a curfew from 22:00 (21:00 GMT) until 5:00 (4:00 GMT), implemented by regional authorities depending on the rate of infection.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The government action was informed by recommendations from the scientific council. The order also puts on hold all public gatherings or events.<\/p>\n<p>The measures, which will be in force from Thursday, are valid &#8220;for a renewable period of two weeks&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout this period, the government intends to intensify &#8220;vaccination operations&#8221; and ensure that the population receives booster doses.<\/p>\n<p>Health controls at the borders will also be strengthened, with systematic tests on people entering the country and a recommendation not to travel to the most contaminated areas of the country.<\/p>\n<p>The government has also cautioned the populace to comply with all the protocols such as wearing masks, social distancing, and ventilation of closed spaces.<\/p>\n<p>Tunisia has seen an explosion of infections to between 1,500 and 2,000 new cases per day since the start of the year.<\/p>\n<p>On 10 January, the Ministry of Health announced 4,865 new cases in 24 hours and a test positivity rate of 24.42%. The Ministry also announced 11 new deaths bringing the total since the beginning of the pandemic to 25,707.<\/p>\n<p>At the peak of the Covid-19 epidemic in Tunisia at the end of July 2021, the country was counting more than 200 daily deaths.<\/p>\n<p>However, there are reports that Tunisia&#8217;s main political parties have decided to go ahead with protests marking the anniversary of the 2011 Arab Spring uprisings, despite the announcement of a two-week curfew.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/seychelles\">Seychelles<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Seychelles. The Tunisian government has imposed a two-week night-time curfew on its citizens as new cases of covid 19 keep rising. 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