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The East African
Tuesday March 16 2021
Community Health Workers lining up to receive Covid-19 vaccine at Kirehe Health Center, Eastern Province. PHOTO | COURTESY | RWANDA BROADCASTING AGENCY
Summary
On January 19, the government imposed a temporary lockdown after the country experienced a surge in infections.
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Rwanda has eased coronavirus restrictions with movement between Kigali and the majority of the country now permitted, following a significant drop in new infections.
However, movement to and between the three districts of Gisagara, Bugesera and Nyanza, which still have high number of Covid-19 infections, remain restricted.
On January 19, the government imposed a temporary lockdown after the country experienced a surge in infections.
The East African
Monday March 15 2021
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I was sent home with Favipiravir pills, the new Covid-19 drug that has allegedly increased the number of daily recoveries to hundreds in Rwanda.
They might be efficient but they are the worst pills I have ever taken. My body would shut down after taking them. They made me weak, nauseous and extremely thirsty.
They require an abnormally huge amount of food before intake, something I am not a fan of.
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Despite millions of lives lost to the Covid-19 pandemic in the past one year, beliefs that “it is just flu” or that “it is for old people” still persist.
The East African
Tuesday February 09 2021
The Kigali Convention Centre. Rwanda was to host the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting last year but the event was rescheduled to June 25- 26 this year due to the global pandemic. PHOTO | FILE | NMG
Summary
Despite enforcing strict Covid-19 protocols from the start of the pandemic, the country suffered a major setback with the second wave of infections forcing the government to re-impose restrictions countrywide.
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As Rwanda prepares to host the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in June, it is walking a tightrope due to the prolonged impact of the pandemic as well as increasing pressure to improve its human rights record.