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· Rwanda is taking proactive steps for containing the spread of
Covid-19; but such steps are casting shadows on the public life
leading to higher prices for goods and services and bottlenecks in the
production processes.
· Rwanda is the first country in Africa to take concrete steps
to contain the pandemic: it has stopped all movements outside the home
for an initial two weeks except for essential services including
healthcare and essential shopping.
· Rwanda is also temporarily shutting down tourism and research
activities in three national parks that are home to gorillas and
chimpanzees.
Rwanda is taking proactive steps for containing the spread of
Covid-19. But such steps are casting shadows on the public life
leading to higher prices for goods and services and bottlenecks in the
production processes.
That panic is slowly gripping across Rwanda – from cities to villages.
People are facing difficulties and staring at shortages of essential
goods and services. Producers are expressing helplessness in pursuing
production processes and farmers are sounding alarm due to lack of
funds to keep farming going.
Rwanda is the first country in Africa to take concrete steps to
contain the pandemic. It has stopped all movements outside the home
for an initial two weeks except for essential services including
healthcare and essential shopping. Workers, both in the public and
private sectors were ordered to work from home. The country also had
closed its borders completely, except for goods and cargo and
returning citizens, who have to be self quarantined for two weeks once
they reach Rwanda.
Rwanda is known for imposing proactive measures whenever crises
happen. Conservationists are warning the risk of Africa’s endangered
mountain gorilla, an attraction of tourists. Rwanda is also
temporarily shutting down tourism and research activities in three
national parks that are home to gorillas and chimpanzees.
