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Tunisia Bans Hookahs to Combat Covid-19


Tue 29 Sep 2020 | 09:00 AM
Basant ahmed

 

 

The Tunisian authorities decided, on Tuesday, to ban hookah’s service at all cafes and announced the necessity of using the single-use utensils and plates in restaurants bars and nightclubs, to combat the spread of Coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19).

The Ministries of Health, Interior and Local Affairs decided to immediately close any place or market that does not implement health protocols, and to prevent all demonstrations that include a large number of participants, in addition to reducing the number of visitors in parks, theaters and cinemas.

It is worth mentioning that, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared coronavirus a global pandemic as the new virus has rapidly spread to more than 121,000 people from Asia to the Middle East, Europe, and the United States.

 

More cases of the virus, which causes respiratory disease COVID-19, continue to emerge, with outbreaks in South Korea, Italy, and Iran.

People across the globe partake in self-isolation for 14 days as an effective precautionary measure to protect those around them and themselves from contracting COVID-19.

Transmission of virus between humans happens when someone comes into contact with an infected person’s secretions, such as droplets in a cough.

It can also be transmitted by coming into contact with something an infected person has touched and then touching your mouth, nose, or eyes.