Truck drivers and their staff are isolated and tested at the borders
Rwanda on Tuesday, May 19 confirmed 11 new cases of coronavirus and six recoveries.
All the positive samples were from inter-country truck drivers and their staff who upon arrival at the border are tested before being granted entry into the country.
In total, the country has so far conducted 52,335 sample tests of COVID-19 since the outbreak in March.
The cabinet on Monday, May 18, further eased the nationwide novel coronavirus lockdown but largely maintained existing measures to control the spread of the virus.
Meanwhile, citizens are still urged to abide by COVID-19 precautionary measures such as regular washing of hands and self-distancing in addition to wearing face masks when in public or multi-family compounds.
