Audio By Carbonatix
The Health Ministry in Tunisia has said the Covid-19 situation in the country is catastrophic, explaining that the health system had collapsed.
The country has been recording high numbers of infections, with Tuesday’s 9,823 cases and 134 deaths being the highest since the start of the pandemic.
Field hospitals have been established across the country, and the Ministry says these are not enough.
Health workers in the country are fatigued. Bodies of virus victims are left in beds because of lack of staff to move them.
“We are struggling to provide oxygen,” Ministry spokesperson Nisaf Ben Alaya said.
Six regions in the country are under total lockdown.
Virus cases in different countries in Africa are increasing, and the World Health Organization (WHO) says the “worst is still to come”.
Vaccination remains low in the continent, but the WHO is optimistic that donations from the US and other countries through the Covax initiative will help countries boost vaccination campaigns.
Latest Stories
-
Police foil planned heist at three banks; 2 suspects killed, one arrested
9 minutes -
Why are international agencies exposing corruption Ghana cannot detect? — MP
17 minutes -
DTI graduates over 1,500 master crafts persons, SMES to drive formalisation of Ghana’s informal sector
25 minutes -
We don’t have confidence in AG to independently probe AKSA energy deal – NPP
27 minutes -
Ofankor crash death toll rises to 12, 22 injured – NRSA confirms
30 minutes -
Mali pardons Frenchman jailed 20 years over alleged coup plot
42 minutes -
One dead, six injured in blast at Rotterdam petroleum storage facility
44 minutes -
Rescue operation underway as passenger train derails in southern England
48 minutes -
Asokore Mampong Assembly denies demolishing Sekyedumasi Community Bank structure
49 minutes -
NSMQ honours Prof. Elsie Kaufmann for 20 years of dedicated service
53 minutes -
Jirapa MP, MCE hand over education, health and sanitation projects
55 minutes -
Crimea bomb attack reportedly kills former Ukrainian submarine commander who defected to Russia
56 minutes -
Fuel prices have risen by more than 33% in Ghana since the start of the year – JoyNews Research
1 hour -
Conditions on US aircraft carrier at sea for more than 250 days raise alarms
1 hour -
Trump promised a sex-trafficking crackdown, his Justice Department hasn’t delivered
1 hour