The Ministry of Health says that the postponement of resuming inter-provincial movements and passenger taxi-moto services was triggered by five new Covid-19 cases confirmed in Rusizi district, Western Province on Sunday, May 31.

Explaining the change in an interview on Radio Rwanda on Monday, June 1, Minister of Health Dr Daniel Ngamije said that the change resulted from five new cases confirmed from residents of Rusizi district.

He said: "We did an assessment and found that the recent new Covid-19 cases include five citizens from Rusizi district.

According to Ngamije, these five new Covid-19 cases include traders, truck-drivers and a motorcyclist who transported goods.

So far, according to the Ministry of Health, Rusizi is the only district where community cases were confirmed recently.