Rwanda extends curfew, restricts gatherings over surge in Covid-19

Rwanda Covid-19.

A staff of the Rwanda Biomedical Center (RBC) screens passengers at a bus station in Kigali, Rwanda on March 22, 2020. PHOTO | FILE | NMG

Rwanda at the weekend extended curfew hours and implemented other strict measures following a surge in Covid-19 infections.

Rwanda has seen a spike in coronavirus infections in the past week with the positivity rate rising from 0.5 percent to 4.3 percent. Kigali was noted as the epicentre with more than half of the infections.