Govt has issued new instructions for COVID-19 screening at all country points of entry as preventive measures against the outbreak which has, so far, claimed the lives of more than 3,800 people globally.
The Ministry of Health on Sunday night issued six new instructions for COVID-19 screening at all points of entry to the country as the government continues to up preventive measures.
It noted that the recommended measures are aimed at protecting all residents and visitors of Rwanda.
The latest development is in addition to other government efforts aimed at thwarting a possible spread of the deadly virus disease in the country. An extraordinary Cabinet meeting chaired by President Paul Kagame on Friday, March 6, 2020, reaffirmed a strengthened approach to contain the potential spread of the coronavirus—or COVID19—outbreak in Rwanda.
The six new instructions were for immediate implementation by health staff deployed at all entry points in and around the country.
They are: