TUNIS, April 20 — Tunisia is extending a lockdown to contain the spread of the coronavirus to May 4, then it will ease restrictions gradually on some economic activities, Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh said yesterday. The government has said it expected Tunisia's economy would shrink by up to 4.3...
Monday, 20 Apr 2020 10:58 AM MYT
The deserted Marsa beach as the country extends the lockdown by two weeks to contain the spread of Covid-19 in Tunis, Tunisia April 1, 2020. — Reuters pic TUNIS, April 20 — Tunisia is extending a lockdown to contain the spread of the coronavirus to May 4, then it will ease restrictions gradually on some economic activities, Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh said yesterday.
The government has said it expected Tunisia's economy would shrink by up to 4.3 per cent, the steepest drop since independence in 1956, because of the impacts of the coronavirus outbreak.“The situation is relatively under control, but more caution is required,” Fakhfakh told state-run TV. He added that the pace of normal life will not return quickly even after May 4. Tunisia's vital tourism sector could lose US$1.4 billion and 400,000 jobs this year, an official letter sent to the IMF and seen by Reuters showed. — Reuters
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Italian football federation hopes play resumes in late May | Malay MailROME, April 18 ― The Italian football federation (FIGC) said yesterday that club matches should resume “in late May, early June”, saying those advocating cancellation of the season “do not like football, or Italians”. The president of the FIGC, Gabriele Gravina, said it would take...
Read more »
US stay-at-home frustration spreads, Covid-19 battered New York says may be past the worst | Malay MailNEW YORK, April 19 — Demonstrations to demand an end to stay-at-home measures that have pummelled the US economy spread to Texas yesterday as the governor at the epicentre of the US coronavirus crisis said his state of New York may finally be past the worst. New York, which has recorded nearly...
Read more »
McDonald’s Singapore suspends all operations till May 4; last order for delivery at 10.30am on April 19 | Malay MailSINGAPORE, April 19 — McDonald’s Singapore is suspending all restaurant operations, including its delivery and drive-through services, from today (April 19) till May 4, the company has announced. All McDonald’s restaurants in Singapore will be closed for business with effect from 11am...
Read more »
Virus deaths in UK care homes may be 5 times official estimate | The Malaysian InsightCare England charity believes there are up to 7,500 Covid-19 fatalities in these facilities.
Read more »
Beer may lose its fizz as CO2 supplies go flat during pandemic34 of 45 ethanol plants that sell carbon dioxide have idled or cut production. FMTNews Beer Virus Pandemic Alcohol
Read more »