Rwanda extends lockdown by 7 days

Kigali.

An empty street in Kigali. Rwanda has extended a lockdown in its capital by seven days. PHOTO | AFP

Rwanda's Kigali city will remain under lockdown for seven more days until February 7, as the government continues to do mass testing to curb rising coronavirus infections. 

The decision was made following a virtual cabinet meeting chaired by President Paul Kagame on Tuesday.