Tunis/Tunisia — The medical staff in charge of monitoring COVID-19 in Mahdia, assured on Thursday the departure of 271 persons after completing their mandatory quarantine period in a region's centre.

The Mahdia governorate reported on May 4, 29 infection cases among those accommodated in its mandatory quarantine centres.

The infection cases have been reported among those repatriated from Russia on May 18.

On June 3 and after 12 days with zero new infection cases, a woman repatriated from Russia has tested positive with COVID-19.

Since March 8 when the first infection case was reported in Mahdia governorate, 20 more infection cases have been reported so far, including 2 deaths, 17 recoveries and 1 still active.