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			 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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