Rwanda imposes partial lockdown in southern districts

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Healthcare workers in Rwanda. The country has put six sectors in the Southern province under a three-week lockdown to curb rising Covid-19 infections. PHOTO | FILE | NMG

Rwanda has put six sectors in Huye, Gisagara, and Nyaruguru districts in the Southern province under a three-week lockdown to curb rising Covid-19 infections.

The lockdown is effective Wednesday, a day when Rwanda starts commemorating the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi for 100 days.