Rwanda extends curfew, bans mass sports amid Covid surge

Rwanda imposes a 10pm curfew in new Covid-19 restrictions.

Rwanda imposes a 10pm curfew in new Covid-19 restrictions. PHOTO | FILE | NMG

Rwanda has imposed a 10pm curfew and suspended the popular mass sports, car free day, in new Covid-19 restrictions as the country grapples with a fresh wave of virus infections.

Rwanda recorded six cases of the Omicron variant while new virus infections have been on the rise in the capital Kigali with 45 Covid-19 patients hospitalised over the past week.