Rwanda’s government has announced extension to current lockdown over coronavirus pandemic until April 30, 2020 after a cabinet meeting on Friday.
The office of the prime minister in a statement said all restrictions on movement of people and public activities will remain in place until the end of this month.
The only activity the government is allowing is farming “in preparation for the ongoing agricultural season,” but will be done observing health guidelines.
Rwanda was the first African country to impose a lockdown nationwide to help fight the coronavirus pandemic.
STATEMENT ON CABINET DECISIONS OF 17 APRIL 2020 pic.twitter.com/5tB1S1E57m
— Office of the PM | Rwanda (@PrimatureRwanda) April 17, 2020
Rwanda has confirmed 160 cases of coronavirus with 60 recoveries and no deaths yet.
The government statement said President Paul Kagame is thankful to “Rwandans for continued solidarity and for observing measures in place” to stop the spread of covid-19.
The statement said the cabinet believes the decision taken to extend the lockdown will help fight the pandemic in a successful way.
Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame has already ordered that Rwandans badly hit by the current total lockdown be supported with food and other basic needs.
Kagame said last month that his government was well aware of Rwandans facing challenges especially those whose livelihoods had been interrupted promising intervention.
Source: Africafeeds.com
