Tshisekedi says situation ‘very serious’ as Covid deaths rise in DRC

DRC Covid-19

Health workers perform a Covid-19 test at a private residence in Goma, DRC. President Félix Tshisekedi on June 13, 2021 said there has been an exponential upsurge of the Covid-19 pandemic in the country. PHOTO | AFP

Kinshasa,

As President Félix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) went to comfort residents of Goma, who are recovering from the effects a volcanic eruption, he spoke of the situation currently prevailing in the country -- that of the exponential upsurge of the Covid-19 pandemic.