COVID-19 pandemic in Tunisia
Tunisia confirmed its first case on 2 March 2020, with the victim being a 40-year-old Tunisian man from Gafsa returning from Italy.[2][3] On 3 July 2020, a total of 1,181 cases of contamination were confirmed, as were 50 deaths and 1,045 people recovered.
| 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Tunisia | |
|---|---|
 Confirmed 1~9 Confirmed 10~99 Confirmed 100~499 | |
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Location | Tunisia |
| First outbreak | Italy France Turkey |
| Index case | Gabès |
| Arrival date | 2 March 2020 (4 years and 2 months) |
| Confirmed cases | 1,488 (as of 29 July)[1] |
| Recovered | 1,178 (as of 29 July) |
Deaths | 50 (as of 3 July) |
| Government website | |
| covid-19.tn | |
Economic consequences
On 18 March 2020, the President of the Tunis Stock Exchange (BVMT) noted a 14.2% drop in the stock market index in Tunisia.[4]On 21 March 2020, the flagship index of the Tunis Stock Exchange finished falling by 7.3% to 6,138.82 points.[5]
References
- ↑ "Tunisia". www.worldometers.info. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ↑ "Italian returnee confirmed Tunisia's first coronavirus case". The Punch. 2 March 2020.
- ↑ "Gafsa-COVID-19: legal action taken after two cases fail to comply with home-confinement measures". Tunis Afrique Presse. 9 March 2020.
- ↑ "Le président de la Bourse de Tunis recommande des mesures pour sauver l'investissement". Kapitalis (in français). 18 March 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ↑ Zine, Imen (21 March 2020). "Bourse de Tunis: chute hebdomadaire de 7,3% à cause du COVID-19". L'Economiste Maghrébin (in français). Retrieved 24 March 2020.
Other websites
Media related to COVID-19 pandemic in Tunisia at Wikimedia Commons- Official website Archived 2020-04-02 at the Wayback Machine
