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Tunisian PM Cancels Italy Trip after Minister Gets Virus

Tunisian Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi. (AP)
Tunisian Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi. (AP)
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Tunisian PM Cancels Italy Trip after Minister Gets Virus

Tunisian Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi. (AP)
Tunisian Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi. (AP)

Tunisian Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi canceled a planned visit Tuesday to Italy at the last minute, after one of his ministers accompanying him on a visit to France tested positive for the coronavirus.

Mechichi had been on a three-day trip to France, where he met French Prime Minister Jean Castex, as well as the presidents of the Senate and the National Assembly.

Castex's office said French officials who attended the meeting have been informed. Since sanitary protocols were respected, Castex is not considered as having been in close contact with an infected person, his office said.

Senior French political officials have repeatedly said that they adhere to strict sanitary rules during the pandemic.

According to the official TAP news agency, Minister of Economy and Finance Ali Kooli was found positive for Covid-19 during tests carried out in Paris before the planned trip to Rome. TAP reported that the other members of the delegation tested negative for the virus.

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KSrelief Clinics Provide Medical Services to 2,578 Syrian Refugees in Jordan's Zaatari Camp

Photo by SPA
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KSrelief Clinics Provide Medical Services to 2,578 Syrian Refugees in Jordan's Zaatari Camp

Photo by SPA
Photo by SPA

The King Salman Relief and Humanitarian Aid Center (KSrelief) clinics provided medical services to 2,578 patients in the Zaatari refugee camp for Syrians in Jordan during the second week of December 2024.
The general medicine clinics received 552 patients who were examined and given the necessary medications, while the internal medicine clinic received 137 patients with various health conditions, including diabetes, hypertension, and asthma.
The pediatric clinic treated 265 children, while the emergency department received 249 patients. The dental clinic received 154 patients, and 219 women were treated at the women's clinic, SPA reported.
The ear, nose, and throat clinic treated 57 patients suffering from sinus, pharynx, tonsils, and middle ear infections. The ophthalmology clinic provided the necessary treatment to 53 patients, while the cardiology clinic treated 21 patients. The diagnostic radiology clinic dealt with 21 patients, and the rehabilitation medicine clinic treated 35 patients.
During the said period, 541 laboratory tests were conducted on 183 patients, and 141 X-rays were performed on 110 patients. At the vaccination clinic, 147 vaccines were administered to 59 patients, and medications for chronic diseases were dispensed to 321 patients.
The health education department received 74 patients, and the physical therapy department treated 68 patients. The pharmacy recorded 1,665 prescriptions.