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Gov't imposes interzonal lockdown

Wednesday, July 21, 2021 | 310 Views |

Government announced yesterday evening an indefinite ban on interzonal movement, citing rising COVID-19 cases. Health and Wellness minister, Dr Edwin Dikoloti said only essential services personnel would be allowed to apply for interzonal permits.

The move comes ahead of the Presidents' Day Holiday, as Batswana enter the long weekend.

Dikoloti said the decision was done to preserve the lives of Batswana. He revealed that at the moment they are recording 800 cases per day. He added, the health ministry is heavily burdened with high COVID-19 cases, which gave rise to the interzonal lockdown in hopes to slow the spread of the virus.

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Gov't imposes interzonal lockdown

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