Rwanda’s Health ministry late on Monday reported two new COVID-19 cases in the country, bringing the total number to seven.
The ministry said all patients are being treated in the intensive care unit, aided by respiratory machines, but are reported to be in stable condition.
An Indian citizen working for an international organisation in Kigali who arrived from Mumbai on 8 March tested positive for the virus.
Four new cases have so far been reported in Rwanda, the Health ministry announced late on Sunday, raising the total number of infections to five, including four Rwandans.
The statement issued by the Ministry of Health said one of the cases is a 34-year-old Rwandan man who arrived from South Sudan on 6 March while the second involves his brother who arrived from Fiji via US and Qatar two days later.
A 30-year-old Rwandan man in Kigali with no recent travel history and a 22-year-old Ugandan man who arrived from London on 8 March were among those who tested positive.
Following the new confirmed cases, the Education ministry ordered that all public and private schools be closed for two weeks.
CU/as/APA