'Tough Action' Awaits COVID-19 Delinquents
Monday, August 03, 2020

Botswana Defence Force solders and police officers on a joint patrol PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG
Despite there being 75 local active cases with most coming from local transmissions, Batswana in the Greater Gaborone zone are disobeying COVID- 19 protocols. This has prompted the Botswana Police Service to enforce ‘tough action’ against COVID-19 infractions.
The Monitor team has observed that people in some areas continue to ignore these protocols by continuing to do construction work, gatherings and selling alcohol amongst many other infractions.
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