Total confirmed cases = 227
Total recoveries = 28
Total deaths = 1
Active cases = 198
Figures valid as of close of day July 2, 2020
June 23: Mandatory testing of cross border travellers
The presidential task force for COVID-19 reported on Monday that it had recorded success in mandatory testing of cross border travellers, after one such traveler tested positive.
Total confirmed cases = 60
Total recoveries = 24
Total deaths = 1
Active cases = 35
Figures valid as of close of day June 15, 2020
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June 12: Gaborone hospital, bank closed over exposure
A bank and hospital in the capital Gaborone have been temporarily closed over what government says is possible COVID-19 exposure.
Total confirmed cases = 40
Total recoveries = 23
Total deaths = 1
Active cases = 16
Figures valid as of close of day June 6, 2020
June 1: President tests negative – again
The government this morning announced that President Eric Masisi was due to be released from home quarantine after testing negative for COVID-19.
Major incidents covered previously:
June 1: President tests negative – again
May 31: Tourism top on president’s agenda as reopening continues
May 25: govt prioritize data amid stay away campaign
May 20: Extreme social distancing ends, country zoned
May 19: president in Harare for SADC meeting
May 13: More recoveries, ex-prez leads local donors
May 11: capital Gaborone declared high-risk area, ‘quarantined’
May 10: Regulations on resumption of road transport
May 8: Steve Harvey’s donation arrives, relaxed lockdown starts
May 6: Phased lifting of lockdown starting May 8
May 1: Face masks compulsory in public, shared spaces
April 23: All MPs released from quarantine after tests
April 14: Cabinet donates 10% of salaries towards COVID-19 relief fund
April 10: stubborn MPs moved into govt supervised quarantine
April 9: Tally rises to 13, all MPs placed under quarantine
April 1: Botswana president tests negative
March 22: President in coronavirus self-isolation after Namibia trip
May 31: Tourism top on president’s agenda as reopening continues
Government has prioritized reviving the country’s tourism sector as the gradual reopening of the economy continues after a virus lockdown.
Full address – Presidential update on government response to coronavirus pandemic
Total confirmed cases = 35
Total recoveries = 20
Total deaths = 1
Active cases = 14
Figures valid as of close of day May 31, 2020
May 25: govt prioritize data amid stay away campaign
The Botswana government is emphasizing data collection at public and private business places as a key plank in the fight against the pandemic.
