US citizens Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/us-citizens/ The low down on African affairs Fri, 27 Mar 2020 22:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://i0.wp.com/jjcornish.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-Fountain_Pen_favicon-812.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 US citizens Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/us-citizens/ 32 32 Tunisian factory workers go into self isolation to churn out protective face masks https://jjcornish.com/2020/03/tunisian-factory-workers-go-into-self-isolation-to-churn-out-protective-face-masks/ Fri, 27 Mar 2020 22:00:00 +0000 https://jjcornish.com/2020/03/tunisian-factory-workers-go-into-self-isolation-to-churn-out-protective-face-masks/ Workers at a Tunisian factory have gone into self-isolation for a month turning out 50 000 protective face masks a day. The women, who are also making surgical kits, say they miss their families but the camaraderie provides some comfort The factory normally makes protective equipment for export. Its entire output of masks, gloves, surgical […]

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]]> Workers at a Tunisian factory have gone into self-isolation for a month turning out 50 000 protective face masks a day.

The women, who are also making surgical kits, say they miss their families but the camaraderie provides some comfort

The factory normally makes protective equipment for export.

Its entire output of masks, gloves, surgical suits and caps is now being  directed to Tunisian doctors, nurses and hospitals dealing with COVID19.

Tunisia has already had six deaths  from the 227 confirmed cases of coronavirus.

The North Africa country has been in lockdown since Sunday.

Neighbouring Algeria has 409 confirmed cases of COVID 19 which has killed 26 people.

US citizens are there being airlifted out tomorrow in a special charter flight.

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