Does that mean you can't even leave the hotel?
Yes, that's how I am interpreting the government directive.... there is precious little information coming from the government here, but I am trying to avoid running afoul of the law.
On Friday, the government published a directive that all people arriving from abroad were obliged to self-quarantine for 14 days. I had already been in the country for 6 days, so I thought I would be exempt - until I read a local news story yesterday about a Tunisian citizen who arrived a week ago and was going about his business when the local cops tossed him in jail for violating the 14 day self-quarantine rule. So now I think it best that I stay in the hotel until I have been in the country 14 days. That milestone will occur next Saturday.
The hotel is not too bad a place to be stuck in, but it's still a jail, if you know what I mean. On the bright side of things, the food is good, the staff are very gracious, there is a spa downstairs and a large pool and ocean to swim in. Internet is free and fast.
Of greater concern to me is what things will be like once my quarantine period is up. All ferries in and out of the country are cancelled until at least April 4, and customs rules forbid me to leave the motorcycle behind when I leave the country.
I'm healthy, the hotel is almost deserted, the country is very thinly populated, and so far, only 13 cases of CV have been reported in Tunisia, with the nearest case over 100 miles away. So I am not too worried at the moment.
We shall see how things develop. Interesting times, for sure.
The Hotel Grounds (not too many people here)