Ekrem Biceroglu and Adel Bin Ibrahim Bin Elhady Elthabti
25 June 2021•Update: 26 June 2021
TUNIS, Tunisia
Tunisian Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi has tested positive for COVID-19 and will continue to work remotely, the premier's office said on Friday.
The office said in a statement that all of Mechichi's meetings had been suspended and his staff tested for the virus.
According to the latest figures by the country's Health Ministry, a total of 14,406 people have lost their lives to the disease.
The number of cases stands at 395,362, while some 342,598 people have recovered.
*Writing by Sena Guler in Ankara
