COVID-19 cases exceed 20,000 in Algeria

Source: Xinhua| 2020-07-15 05:50:55|Editor: huaxia

ALGIERS, July 14 (Xinhua) -- The total COVID-19 cases in Algeria exceeded 20,000 on Tuesday after 527 new cases were added in the past 24 hours.

The tally of confirmed COVID-19 cases rose to 20,216, while 10 new fatalities were reported, bringing the death toll to 1,028 in Algeria.

Algeria has resumed economic and commercial activities since June 7 as part of the efforts to return to normal life.

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune announced last Thursday to implement new measures to curb the outbreak of COVID-19 amid the resurgence in COVID-19 cases in several provinces.

China and Algeria have offered mutual help in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

A Chinese medical expert team arrived in Algeria on May 14 for a 15-day mission to help fight the coronavirus, through sharing China's experiences in controlling its spread. Enditem

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