Covid-19: Kigali under total lockdown as Rwanda battles third wave

Rwanda lockdown.

A pedestrian crosses a road in downtown Kigali, Rwanda, on March 22, 2020. PHOTO | FILE | NMG

Rwanda has put its capital Kigali back under total lockdown for 10 days effective July 17 as the country battles a severe third wave that has seen fatalities increase over the last two weeks.

As of Wednesday, Rwanda had 14,553 active coronavirus cases with a positivity rate of 17.5 percent, the highest since the beginning of the pandemic. Some 607 have succumbed to the virus while 74 people are in critical condition.