A fresh surge in coronavirus cases prompted Rwanda’s government to place six areas of the capital, Kigali, back under a “total lockdown.”
Kigali registered 21 new cases this month, the Ministry of Local Government said in a statement on Twitter.
Rwanda has reported a total of 850 cases and two deaths since the first person tested positive in March.
The East African nation became the first in sub-Saharan Africa to order a total shutdown after confirming its first coronavirus case on 21 March.
The country has so far confirmed 850 cases, 385 recoveries and two deaths.
