Kerkennah Islands in Tunisia: a paradise spared by the Coronavis COVID-19

What better way to protect yourself from a global pandemic than a small island?

The drastic measures taken by the Tunisian authorities to deal with the COVID-19 virus have enabled Kerkennah, to date escape the scourge COVID-19

The Kerkennah Islands, small archipelago of Tunisia in the Mediterranean, located off Sfax, has this undeniable advantage these days, to be safe from COVID-19 Coronavirus.

Thanks to the salutary responsiveness of local authorities who have, from the first alerts, put maritime traffic under strict control, the islands of Kerkennah flow peaceful days. Indeed, the dozen ferry connections with the Tunisian mainland were immediately reduced to two daily round trips from the city of Sfax, only for refueling and emergencies.

Confinement strict, curfew, placing under fifteen new arrivals, with telephone follow-up : everything has been done to control the situation and avoid overloading the small hospital structure, nestled in Ramla, the economic capital of Kerkennah.

National television and social networks have resolutely played their role of information and education in "barrier gestures". Result: zero cases of Coronavirus found to date in Kerkennah, in Mediterranean. On the other side of the water, in the city of Sfax, unfortunately there have been reports of some foci of infection and five deaths ...

Kerkennah, haven of peace that maliciously forgot to jump on the train of modernity, reminds us today of a desert island that spreads its beauty to whoever wants to see it and who is lucky to be a refugee ...

From our correspondent : Love