Tunisian medics struggle to tackle virus as tourists soak up sun
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23/07/2021 - 04:22 Patients with coronavirus patients lie intubated in an intensive care unit in Tunisia s coastal city of Sousse BECHIR TAIEB AFP 3 min
Sousse (Tunisia) (AFP)
In Tunisia s Mediterranean resort of Sousse, exhausted medics struggle to stem surging coronavirus deaths, desperately monitoring oxygen supplies beside patients beds, while on the beach tourists relax in the sun.
Tunisia has been overwhelmed by Covid-19 cases, including nearly 18,000 people who have died in a country of around 12 million.
Hospitals have faced acute shortages of oxygen, staff and intensive care beds, and less than a tenth of the population are fully vaccinated.
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