Tunisian health official says health situation under control


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TUNIS, May 19 (Xinhua) -- The health situation in Tunisia is under control despite a relatively high number of COVID-19 cases in the country, private radio station Mosaique FM reported Thursday. "The COVID-19 test positivity rate reached 4.11 percent last week," Amine Slim, a member of Tunisian scientific committee for the fight against the coronavirus, was quoted as saying. "We cannot speak of a sixth wave as long as this rate has not reached 5 percent," the health official noted. Slim said the health situation is expected to improve with rising temperatures. Tunisia Health Ministry reported a total of 592...