Tunisia detected its first case of coronavirus infection from the new EG.5 variant, member of the Scientific Committee to Combat Coronavirus and chairman of the vaccination committee Hechmi Louzir said. The new strain was found in an infant following …
“Some 230 COVID-19 infection cases were logged last August, against 26 in July,” said Local Health Director in Tunis Tarek Ben Nasr. “22 people were hospitalised in August, including 2 in intensive care, against 13 hospitalisations in July,” he told T…
No injuries were reported after a fire broke out on Friday in a bus belonging to the Tunisian Transport Company (TRANSTU) on the Tunis-La Marsa national Road No.9. The bus was empty, TRANSTU said in a statement on Saturday. One of the tyres of the bus…
Proceedings of the Regional Meeting of Directors of National Health Institutes for North Africa were held last August 28-30 in Tunisia.The meeting explored avenues to enhance the operational efficacy of healthcare institutes in member countries and he…
The Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises cancelled its meeting today, where it expected to receive a briefing from the Minister of Public Enterprises, Mr Pravin Gordhan, on allegations made by the suspended Director-General of Public Enterprises.I…
World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus on Wednesday commended Namibia on its reduction of the prevalence of conditions such as Malaria, HIV/Aids and mother-to-child transmission of HIV.During a courtesy visit to State Hous…
