Tunisian Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh announced Sunday that the country has achieved a victory against the novel coronavirus as it has recorded almost no new new cases.
Fakhfakh made the statement on a local TV channel, saying Tunisians should be proud of themselves for beating the virus.
"We came out of this crisis with really important health consequences and the least damage," he said.
He noted that the country would reopen its borders on June 27.
Fakhfakh stressed that since the onset of the pandemic, the country has brought back 25,000 citizens from abroad.