Policy and institutional responses to COVID-19 in the Middle East and North Africa: Tunisia

Shop agent mesure temperature of the client before entring during the first opning of the shops after the lockdown in Tunis, Tunisia on May 11, 2020. With the health ban in its first phase (from 4 to 24 May) entering its second week, the commercial movement in the capital resumed its activity in a significant and significant way by recovering the activity of selling ready-made clothes and shoes and the rest of the other commercial activities. Since the early hours of Monday morning, most shops selling ready-made clothes and shoes have opened their doors to the public amid strict precautions to prevent the spread of the new Coronavirus (COVID-19), despite Tunisia's relative control of this global pandemic. (Photo by Mohamed Krit/ Sipa USA)No Use UK. No Use Germany.

Tunisia was one of the best performers during the initial wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. As the virus continued past the first few months, the country struggled to find the most appropriate balance between mitigating its health and economic dimensions. The government began relaxing economic restrictions in May and reopened Tunisia’s borders in June, leading … Continue reading Policy and institutional responses to COVID-19 in the Middle East and North Africa: Tunisia

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