South Sudan returns to partial lockdown as Covid-19 cases rise
Friday February 05 2021
Lab technicians gather around a machine as they test samples for Covid-19 in a laboratory in Juba, South Sudan on April 6, 2020. PHOTO | FILE | NMG
Summary
Fifth Vice President Abdelbagi Akol, who also heads the taskforce, asked citizens to respect the one-month restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus.
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Juba,
The South Sudan National Taskforce on Covid-19 has reintroduced a partial lockdown amid a surge of cases across the country.
In a statement on Wednesday, Fifth Vice President Abdelbagi Akol, who also heads the taskforce, asked citizens to respect the one-month restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus.