Authorities in Botswana declared a strict lockdown in the capital Gaborone after the discovery of 12 new cases of the coronavirus.
A man wears a face shield as a preventive measure against the spread of COVID-19 as he walks past a car in Gaborone, Botswana.in the capital Gaborone after the discovery of 12 new cases of the coronavirus.
Under the measure, no one will be allowed to leave the Gaborone region, the head of the presidential COVID-19 Task Force, Kereng Masupu, said in a statement.No movement would be permitted without a permit and only essential services will be allowed to stay open. Authorities took the decision after 12 new cases, half of them in the capital, were registered in the landlocked southern African country of 2.2 million.The World Health Organization warned on Thursday that
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