This archive report was first published on 10 July 2020.
On July 9, 2020, Algeria's government announced a new set of measures to combat the rising number of coronavirus infections. The country has reimposed travel restrictions from Friday, July 10, and increased testing in a bid to stop the spread of the virus.
Under the new restrictions, citizens will be barred from traveling to and from 29 provinces, including the capital Algiers, for a week starting on Friday. The government made the announcement after a meeting chaired by President Abdelmadjid Tebboune to discuss the health situation.
The authorities had eased restrictions last month, shortening a curfew to 8pm to 5am from 7pm to 7am in those provinces and ending it in the remaining 19.
