Tunisia's prime minister contracts COVID-19

All meetings of premier suspended after he tests positive for virus

By Ekrem Biceroglu and Adel Bin Ibrahim Bin Elhady Elthabti

TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) - Tunisian Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi has tested positive for COVID-19 and will continue to work remotely, the premier's office said on Friday.

The office said in a statement that all of Mechichi's meetings had been suspended and his staff tested for the virus.

According to the latest figures by the country's Health Ministry, a total of 14,406 people have lost their lives to the disease.

The number of cases stands at 395,362, while some 342,598 people have recovered.

*Writing by Sena Guler in Ankara

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