Rwanda on Sunday reported 11 new coronavirus cases, the highest number of infections reported in two weeks, a development that has frustrated the country's plan to reopen the economy.
The rise in cases coupled with the country's first Covid-19 death, are likely to delay the government's plan to initiate a full reopening of the economy and disrupted public transport.
The Minister of Health, Dr Daniel Ngamije, said on public radio that "reopening the economy, public transport and commercial motorcyclists at this particular moment would render all our success useless and enable coronavirus to spread across the country."
Two weeks ago, Rwanda relaxed the coronavirus lockdown and allowed civil marriage ceremonies to take place for the first time in two months as the country moved slowly towards a full reopening.
Rwanda confirmed a total of 370 coronavirus infections and 256 recoveries by Sunday.
