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       FILE PHOTO: Tunisian President Kais Saied takes the oath of office in Tunis, Tunisia, October 23, 2019. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi

       TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisian President Kais Saied said on Monday that his country has received 6 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine as donations from friendly countries, as Tunisia struggles to stop the rapid spread of COVID-19.

       Saied said that Tunisia’s vaccination rate will be accelerated. The number of deaths due to the pandemic has exceeded 20,000 in Tunisia.

       Reporting by Tarek Amara; Editing by Leslie Adler

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