World News | Tunisia Imposes New COVID-19 Measures for Arrivals from Abroad
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. The Tunisian Ministry of Health announced on Saturday new measures for arrivals from abroad to prevent the spread of the new variant of COVID-19 Omicron in the country.
Tunis [Tunisia], November 28 (ANI/Xinhua): The Tunisian Ministry of Health announced on Saturday new measures for arrivals from abroad to prevent the spread of the new variant of COVID-19 Omicron in the country.
All arrivals must present a certificate of completion of the vaccination or a vaccination pass. This decision involves all non-resident passengers over the age of 18, said a ministry statement.
Arrivals over six years old must present a negative PCR test result within 48 hours before take-off.
The Tunisian health authorities have also imposed 10-day confinement in one of the designated centres, for Tunisians as well as foreigners residing in Tunisia who has not yet completed their vaccination.
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All arrivals must immediately carry out a rapid test to detect COVID-19.
According to the latest figures released by the ministry on Saturday, 175 new COVID-19 cases were reported, raising the tally in the North African country to 717,163. (ANI/Xinhua)
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