Tunisian President KAIS SAIED ordered the lifting of a nationwide curfew after health authorities said the country was continuing to see a decline in coronavirus infections.

Tunisia has not reported any new Covid-19 cases since Friday and only 1,087 cases since March, including 49 deaths.

The North African country has already reopened shops, businesses, mosques, cafes and hotels after locking down nearly all normal business activity for months.

The curfew had been originally set from 8 pm to 6 am, but was shortened to 11 pm to 5 am in mid-May, after three-days of no reported cases.

City and town centres across the country have become busier since the lockdown was relaxed and a wider range of shops were allowed to reopen, with markets crowded and public beaches busy.