Hospitals in Kigali have been equiped to fight coronavirus
Rwanda has taken measures to prevent any case of coronavirus on its soil, the deadly virus which is killing more people all over the
world.
There have so far been 27 cases of the coronavirus on the
continent; in countries like Algeria,
Egypt, Nigeria, Morocco, Cameroon, South Africa, Senegal, Tunisia, and Togo.
Though Rwanda has not registered any cases of COVID-19,
measures have been taken all over the country to prevent the deadly virus.
Throughout the country in public gatherings, people are warned
to firstly wash their hands before gathering. Three facilities have been
availed to quarantine and take care of any coronavirus case if found.
A cabinet meeting chaired by President Paul Kagame on Friday,
6th March urged all Rwandans
to take appropriate precautions and follow the advice of health professionals
and avoid unnecessary internal or international travels and large gatherings.
The following day, on Saturday,7th March , The leadership of the Catholic Church in Rwanda
has issued guidelines to its members, urging them to be vigilant during holy
mass.
Among new guidelines are that during the Holy Communion,
Christians will be receiving the bread
by hand, instead of the tongue as it was
being done by some.
Rwanda Catholic Church also announced that the blessing water
that people used to touch before entering the church, will not be available
until the problem of coronavirus is solved.
The Holy Kiss or handshake that is shared during the Holy Mass
was also banned, people will be sharing peace within their heart.
Kigali City Council has issued a communique banning all
concerts and other mass gathering.
“Entertainment events and other public gatherings are banned
from 8th March until further notice”, reads part of the communique.
In front of public building in Kigali like government owned
buildings, markets, schools people have to wash their hands before entering.
Government have also warned population over the dangers of the
habit of handshakes and hugging while greeting one another, the habit that is
taken as cultural among Rwandans.
World Health Organization says the number of infections
worldwide is almost 105,000, with nearly
3,600 deaths. Most of the deaths have
been in China, where the virus originated in December last year.
