Follow the given instructions, stay calm - Masisi

President Mokgweetsi Masisi PIC. THALEFANG CHARLES
President Mokgweetsi Masisi PIC. THALEFANG CHARLES

On Day 5 of his 14-day quarantine, president Mokgweetsi Masisi has released the following message via Facebook on the ongoing fight against the coronavirus pandemic

Good morning Batswana, I wish to personally thank all of you for having done a splendid job so far keeping Corona Virus at bay. If we maintain these same levels of discipline and stick to advise from professionals we have a real chance of escaping without a recorded case. 

Yesterday, Our Vice President, His Honor. Slumber Tsogwane shared with you additional restrictions on travel to and from countries within the region considered risky. We have moved to restrict travel and only allow movement of goods into our country; we have also made quarantining of all returning citizens mandatory.

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It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...

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