Gov't imposes interzonal lockdown
Wednesday, July 21, 2021 | 310 Views |
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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.
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...