Tunisia may introduce new coronavirus restrictions as cases rise in the country.
On Monday, the Education Ministry closed several schools and continues to monitor the strict application of the health protocol at all educational institutions.
The Scientific Committee to Combat the Coronavirus has proposed a night-time curfew and a three-week ban on cultural gatherings, sports and cultural events to curb infections with the fast-spreading Omicron variant and prevent a fifth wave of the pandemic.
The Tunisian government will discuss these recommendations during a meeting on Tuesday with members of the Committee.
Education Minister Fathi Slaouti said his ministry has closed five schools and 31 classes due to the detection of virus cases.
Meanwhile, Tunisia registered seven COVID-19 deaths and 2,579 infections on January 8. It marked the sixth consecutive day that new cases cross the 2,000 threshold.
The caseload hit 743,838 and the death toll 25,665 while the number of recoveries rose by 331 to 698,788, the Health Ministry said.
More than half of the country’s population has completed vaccination against the coronavirus.
It said more than six million are currently fully vaccinated while more than 925,000 received the third booster dose.
