DAKAR, May 19 (Xinhua) -- Mauritania on Tuesday reported 50 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the nationwide tally to 131, with four deaths and six recoveries.
Out of 170 tests carried out in the past 24 hours, 50 samples were positive, including 48 follow-up contact cases and two community transmission cases, the Mauritanian Ministry of Health said in a newsletter.
Mauritania has experienced a strong surge of confirmed cases in the past few days.
On Sunday, the Mauritanian government decided to prohibit all people from entering and leaving Nouakchott, the epicenter of the pandemic in this country.
Interior Minister Mohamed Salem Ould Merzoug said Friday that the country would continue to ease certain restrictive measures initially taken against the COVID-19 pandemic. Enditem
