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Uganda
Ugandan President Museveni Assures No Ebola Lockdown Amid Rising Cases
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Friday reiterated that there won’t be any lockdown in the country to stop the spread…
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Health
Africa CDC Chief Says Lockdowns No Longer Best Way To Contain COVID-19 Spread
An Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) official on Thursday said that lockdowns were no longer the…
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Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean Government Extends COVID-19 Lockdown Restrictions For Two Weeks
The Zimbabwean government on Tuesday announced the extension of Covid-19 lockdown restrictions in the country for another two weeks, reported…
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Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean Gov’t Maintains Level Four Lockdown Despite Decreasing Numbers
The Zimbabwean government on Tuesday said it has decided to maintain the strictest level-four lockdown in the country despite reporting…
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South Africa
South African President Ramaphosa Moves Country To Adjusted Level 3 Lockdown
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday announced a relaxation of lockdown regulations as the country gets moved to an…
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Rwanda
Rwandan Government Locks Down Capital, Eight Other Districts As Covid Cases Surge
The Rwandan government on Wednesday announced it has put the capital Kigali and eight other districts across the country under…
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South Africa
South African President Ramaphosa, NCCC To Discuss Move To Higher Lockdown Level
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday hinted that the government is likely considering tightening existing lockdown measures as the…
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Rwanda
Rwandan Govt Warns Of A Total Lockdown If People Flout COVID-19 Preventive Measures
Rwandan Health Minister Daniel Ngamije on Tuesday warned that the government will be forced to impose a second nationwide total…
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South Africa
South African President Says No Decision Yet On Harder Lockdown Restrictions
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said the government is actively tracking the possibility of a third Covid-19 wave in the…
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Tunisia
Tunisian Government Orders Partial Lockdown Amid Worst Ever Health Crisis
The Tunisian government on Friday ordered a partial COVID-19 lockdown for one week amid rising coronavirus cases. The lockdown will…
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Rwanda
Rwandan Government Extends Lockdown On Capital City Kigali For Next Seven Days
The Rwandan government on Tuesday announced an extension of nationwide measures against COVID-19 until Sunday including a lockdown in the…
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Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe Imposes National Lockdown Again Amid Increasing COVID 19 Cases
Zimbabwe’s government on Sunday imposed a national lockdown once again, following a surge in Covid-19 cases, reported Africa News. The…
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South Africa
South African President Ramaphosa Announces Easing Of Level 1 Lockdown
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday announced the easing of the current level 1 lockdown in a national address,…
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South Africa
South African Government Announces New Lockdown Rule Changes
South African Tourism Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane on Thursday announced a number of new lockdown rule changes as well as relief…
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Nigeria
Nigeria Government Considering Imposing Lockdown In 18 Local Governments
Nigeria Government on Monday hinted that is considering imposing lockdown in 18 local governments in the country, reported The Guardian.…
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Rwanda
Rwanda Re-Imposes Lockdown In Kigali Due To Increase In Coronavirus Cases
Rwanda has re-imposed a 15-day lockdown in six villages of Kigali after the capital recorded 21 new cases this month,…
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Botswana
Botswana Reinstates Lokcdown In Gaborone Due To Surge In New Coronavirus Cases
The Botswana government on Friday reinstated lockdown in the capital city, Gaborone following an increase in the number of Covid-19…
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Senegal
Senegal: Government Announces Ease In Curfew Timing Following Violent Protests
Senegal government on Thursday announced it has decided to roll back some lockdown restrictions in the country after two nights…
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South Africa
South Africa: High Court Ruling Says Some Lockdown Restrictions Unconstitutional, Invalid
South Africa’s cabinet on Tuesday said it had taken note of a High Court judgment that declared the level 4…
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South Africa
South African Teachers’ Union Urges Staff To Disobey Government’s Return-To-Work Order
South African teachers’ unions and governing associations on Friday made an appeal to their staff members to not abide by…
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South Africa
South African Government To Allow Opening Of All Core Productive Sectors
The South African government on Thursday said most of the economic sectors including mining and manufacturing will be allowed to…
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South Africa
South African President Allows Re-Opening Of Places Of Worship Starting June
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday announced that places of worship will reopen in the country starting June 1,…
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South Africa
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa Says Coronavirus Lockdown To Ease From June 1
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday warned that the country’s coronavirus outbreak is going to get much worse, reported…
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Nigeria
Nigeria: COVID 19 Task Force Says Precision Lockdown To Be Imposed In Hotspot Areas
The head of Nigeria’s presidential task force to tackle COVID-19 said on Monday that the county will impose precision lockdown…
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Egypt
Egyptian PM Announces Stricter Anti-COVID-19 Measures During Islamic Holiday
Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly on Sunday announced that the partial curfew in the country would begin at 5 p.m.…
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