Rwanda’s capital city will remain locked down for seven more days, the government said on Tuesday.
“To further contain the spread of the pandemic, the cabinet extended existing measures countrywide including the current lockdown in the City of Kigali from February 3rd through 7th,” read part of the statement released by the Prime Minister’s office.
Businesses will now reopen on February 8 under strict guidelines as the government moves to ease the current measures. A ban on public transport will also be lifted.
At the time, health authorities reported that the city of 1.5 million accounted for over 60 percent of confirmed cases since the start of the year.