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Africa News of Tuesday, 28 April 2020

Source: www.mynigeria.com

Like Nigeria, Botswana extends lockdown by a week

Botswana's President Mokgweetsi Masisi Botswana's President Mokgweetsi Masisi

Like Nigeria, Botswana's President Mokgweetsi Masisi announced a one-week extension of the nationwide lockdown that was due to end on 30 April.

This recommendation was based on strict advice from health experts following an increase in local transmissions, BBC reports.

The extension will end on 7 May followed by two weeks of "sequentially easing" the restrictions.

During the extension, the government will decide on a strategy to ease restrictions depending on how citizens follow guidelines designed to reduce the spread of coronavirus.

Botswana has 22 confirmed cases of the virus and one death and has been on a month-long lockdown.