Even as the population in vasts parts of the Republic of Congo warm up to the “new normal” with government lifting of coronavirus lockdown restrictions, for residents of a village in the country’s south, a lockdown remains in place.

Government extended a lockdown in Tchiminzi village, about 97 km south of the commercial city of Pointe-Noire.

Authorities say the village is the third most impacted in the territory.

The team in the village has reported over 20 confirmed cases in a population of over 400 patients.

As of June 2 at 07:00 GMT, the country had recorded 611 cases with 20 deaths and 179 recoveries according to the John Hopkins University tracker.