Tunis/Xinhua/UNI: Tunisian National Security Council decided on Saturday to extend the nationwide COVID-19 quarantine without specifying the extension period.
"The government will assume the maximum period for it," according to an official statement.
The quarantine was imposed on March 20 for a period of two weeks and then extended for two more weeks till April 20.
As of Friday, Tunisia registered a total of 864 confirmed coronavirus infections with 37 deaths.
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