Throughout the country, the curfew is set from 18 to 4 o’clock in the morning from 1 July 2021. For the capital Kigali and some eight districts, movements are limited to those that are “necessary. “
The City of Kigali and the districts of Musanze, Burera, Gicumbi, Nyagatare, Rwamagana, Kamonyi, Rutsiro and Rubavu are entering into an undeclared lockdown.
According to a communiqué issued by the Prime Minister’s Office, as of 1 July, in the capital Kigali and the districts of Musanze, Burera and Gicumbi in the northern province; Nyagatare and Rwamagana in the eastern province; Rutsiro and Rubavu in the western province; and Kamonyi in the southern province, work is being done at home.
All schools and higher institutions are closed as well as places of worship. Social gatherings and family visits are prohibited.
For the whole country, the curfew in force starts at 6pm and ends at 4am.
As of 29 June 2021, the active cases amount to about 10,500 patients, compared to 927 as of 31 May.
According to the Minister of Health, Dr Daniel Ngamije, the spread of the coronavirus increased more than five times from May to June. During the same period, the number of patients in covid-19 treatment centres increased from 20 to 120 people. And oxygen consumption increased 10 times. “We have found that the gathering of many people in unventilated places is conducive to most new cases of covid-19,” says Dr Ngamije of the health situation.” It is imperative that such places where many people meet are ventilated,” he says. Barrier measures must also continue to be respected.
Gérard Rugambwa
