Tunisia coronavirus cases jump by around 50%

TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia has confirmed 59 new cases of the coronavirus, Health Minister Abdelatif el-Mekki said in a televised news conference on Wednesday, taking the total number to 173.

Tunisia has instituted a curfew at nights and a lockdown during the day in which people are only allowed out to buy food or medicine or work in some key sectors.

(Reporting By Tarek Amara, writing by Angus McDowall; Editing by Jon Boyle)