Algerian Ministry of Health Announces Closure of Southern Provinces Due to Epidemic Outbreak

Algiers – The Algerian Ministry of Health has issued a press release announcing emergency measures in the country’s southern provinces due to deteriorating health conditions in the region.

According to the statement, some southern provinces are witnessing cases of “cholera and imported malaria.” The Ministry confirmed that the infected cases are being treated according to established medical protocols, noting that the epidemiological situation is being continuously monitored at both central and local levels.

The statement added that the Ministry has begun recording “increasing numbers of severe cases due to the rapid spread of infection and the lack of necessary medical personnel to contain the spreading disease.”

As a result of this situation, and after consultation with the President of the Republic, Mr. Abdelmadjid Tebboune, the Ministry of Health announced that all southern provinces have been declared disaster areas as of today. Consequently, all roads leading to these areas will be closed, and citizens will be prohibited from entering or leaving them for a period of two months starting from the date of the statement.

The Ministry called on citizens to visit its official website for more information about these exceptional measures.

This decision comes as part of government efforts to contain the spread of infectious diseases in the southern regions of the country and protect citizens’ health.

The Ministry urged citizens to visit its official website www.sante.gov.dz for more information about these extraordinary measures.

This decision is part of the government’s efforts to contain the spread of infectious diseases in the southern regions of the country and protect public health.

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