A worker disinfects a street in central Algiers, Algeria, on March 20, 2020. Algeria reported a new death from COVID-19 on Friday, bringing the death toll in the country to 12, the health department in eastern Algeria's Khenchela province said in a statement. Algerian health authorities specified that out of the 90 confirmed cases, 42 patients were healed and discharged from hospital, temporarily. (Xinhua)
ALGIERS, March 20 (Xinhua) -- Algeria reported a new death from COVID-19 on Friday, bringing the death toll in the country to 12, the health department in eastern Algeria's Khenchela province said in a statement.
Earlier on Friday, two death cases were also reported in Tizi Ouzou province and El Oued province respectively.
Algerian health authorities specified that out of the 90 confirmed cases, 42 patients were healed and discharged from hospital, temporarily.
In a bid to contain the spread of COVID-19, the government has taken measures such as providing paid leaves for 50 percent of employees, except for those working in vital fields including security, army, fire-fighting and hospitals.
The government also suspended all unnecessary air and sea voyages, in addition to the suspension of private and public transportation, marches and sit-ins. It also ordered to close places such as schools, universities, sport arenas, and mosques.
