Rwanda’s capital city Kigali is set to return to a total coronavirus lockdown effective Tuesday as infections are mounting in the capital city of this East African nation.
According to one of the resolutions from Cabinet’s meeting chaired by President Paul Kagame, the surge in cases specifically in the City of Kigali has necessitated a lockdown.
Citizens are urged to significantly reduce social interactions and limit movements to essential services,” reads part of a statement.
Businesses except for food, banks and medicine will be closed and no more people most will be allowed to gather outdoors.
Israel registered additional 227 cases from the coronavirus outbreak over the past 24 hours.
In a statement, the Health Ministry said the country’s tally rose to 11,259 confirmed cases, including 146 deaths.
The ministry said 40 patients remain in critical condition, including those who are on respirators.
Kigali accounts for 61 per cent of Covid-19 patients reported in the country since January 1, it said.
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