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Tunisia received 6 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine as donations: President

FILE PHOTO: Tunisian President Kais Saied takes the oath of office in Tunis
Tunisian President Kais Saied takes the oath of office in Tunis, Tunisia, Oct 23, 2019. (Photo: REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi)
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TUNIS: Tunisian President Kais Saied said on Monday that his country has received 6 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine as donations from friendly countries, as Tunisia struggles to stop the rapid spread of COVID-19.

Saied said that Tunisia's vaccination rate will be accelerated. The number of deaths due to the pandemic has exceeded 20,000 in Tunisia.

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Source: Reuters