Tunisia extends night-time curfew

TUNIS, Dec 07 (AFP): Tunisia on Sunday extended a night-time curfew until the end of the year in a bid to tackle spiking novel coronavirus cases, amid growing discontent and anti-government protests in the North African country.

Following a meeting of its anti-coronavirus taskforce, the government decided to "maintain the curfew from 8:00 pm (1900 GMT) until 5:00 am in all governorates, every day of the week," the health ministry said in a statement on Facebook.

Under the new measures, which take effect on Monday, masks "remain mandatory in all open spaces", the statement said, adding that private parties will be allowed with up to 30 people.

Cafes may remain open until 7:00 pm but must remove their chairs from 4:00 pm onwards, while shisha pipes remain banned in all public spaces, it added.

The statement did not mention a previous ban on travel between governorates.