The North Africa country also intends to buy further doses directly
from the company to speed up its vaccination campaign, as it seeks
to vaccinate 5 million people by the end of the year.
Tunisia will extend its nighttime curfew hours and will prevent all
gatherings and weekly markets to curb the rapid spread of the
coronavirus pandemic, as intensive care units near maximum capacity
in most hospitals.
(Reporting By Tarek Amara; Editing by Alex Richardson)
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