The health system has collapsed, and the situation is catastrophic

As Tunisia records an unprecedented number of injuries and deaths due to the outbreak of the Corona epidemic, Tunisian health ministry spokeswoman Nissaf Ben Alaya announced that the health situation is “catastrophic” , and the health care system “collapsed.” T “.

She added, in a press release last night, Thursday, that “the rate of injury registration has increased dramatically, and the health care system has unfortunately collapsed.”

“The boat sinks”

In addition, the spokeswoman warned that “the boat sinks with us, and to save it, each one must bear its responsibility. If we do not unite our efforts, the catastrophe will worsen”. Ben Alaya explained that the vaccination campaign is slow, stressing the need to “work to get the vaccine”.

She also added that only 4% of the population had fully received the vaccine in a country of around 12 million people.

The shocking statements come as Tunisia recorded 9,823 injuries and 134 deaths from the Corona on Tuesday, figures the country had not previously recorded.

Hospitals are full of Corona patients in Tunisia – AFP

Meanwhile, authorities face “great difficulties” in providing beds for patients in overcrowded hospitals, as well as providing oxygen in the quantities needed.

Extension of restrictions

Yesterday, Thursday, the government banned interstate movement and extended measures it had previously taken, including complete closures in a number of states until the current date of July 31, in the exclusion of “activities of provision of vital materials and examinations of students”, especially since the total number of injured since the emergence of the epidemic has reached in the country, 464,914 injured, while 15,735 people are deceased, against the backdrop of the collapse of the hospital sector.

Hospitals on the last

At the same time, photos and videos spread on social networks showing the injured waiting their turn to seek treatment in the corridors of hospitals, which are experiencing unprecedented overcrowding in several regions.

According to the Tunisian Ministry of Health, the proportion of intensive care beds occupied by patients has reached ninety percent.

Delta mutant epidemic

It should be noted that the Tunisian authorities have imposed a complete closure in six states (out of a total of 24 states) to curb the virus, notably with the outbreak of the highly contagious delta mutant which first appeared in India and then s ‘has spread to several countries.

For its part, Libya announced Thursday the closure of its borders with Tunisia, and the suspension of flights between the two countries for a week, as a precaution, due to the outbreak of the epidemic.