• EDITORIAL POLICY
  • ABOUT US
Saturday, April 17, 2021
PML Daily
  • Home
  • NEWS
    • Politics
    • Education
    • Regional
    • Africa
    • World
  • INVESTIGATIONS
    • National Archives
    • Special Reports
  • OpEd
  • BUSINESS
    • Agriculture
    • Tech
    • Finance
  • FEATURES
    • Health
    • Tours & Travel
    • Entertainment
    • Society
  • COLUMNISTS
    • The Suited Penguin
  • SPORT
  • Jobs
  • Magazines
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • NEWS
    • Politics
    • Education
    • Regional
    • Africa
    • World
  • INVESTIGATIONS
    • National Archives
    • Special Reports
  • OpEd
  • BUSINESS
    • Agriculture
    • Tech
    • Finance
  • FEATURES
    • Health
    • Tours & Travel
    • Entertainment
    • Society
  • COLUMNISTS
    • The Suited Penguin
  • SPORT
  • Jobs
  • Magazines
No Result
View All Result
PML Daily
No Result
View All Result
Home NEWS

COVID-19 CRISIS: Rwanda’s coronavirus infections rise to 127

JAVIRA SSEBWAMI | PML Daily Staff Writer by JAVIRA SSEBWAMI | PML Daily Staff Writer
April 14, 2020
in NEWS
0 0
3
SHARES
1.9k
VIEWS
FacebookWhatsAppTwitter
simbatelecom simbatelecom simbatelecom
Rwanda’s president Paul Kagame (PHOTO/Courtesy)

KIGALI — Rwanda’s Health Minister has on Monday, April 13, announced that one (1) new individual had tested positive for COVID-19.

The new case confirmed from a pool of 901 tests carried out in the last 24 hours, with authorities further announcing recoveries from coronavirus in the country has reached 42, after 17 patients were discharged from treatment facility on Monday.

The newly found patient had a recent history of travel.

Tracing of contacts is ongoing and all patients are under treatment in stable condition in designated health facilities, according to the communique.

The majority of the patients are asymptomatic and none of the patients is in critical condition, according to the ministry.

The ministry emphasized that anyone who withholds information relevant to contact tracing or knowingly fails to report COVID-19 symptoms jeopardizes public safety and will be punished in accordance with applicable laws.

Rwanda recorded its first COVID-19 case on March 14th.

To contain the highly contagious virus, government imposed a countrywide lockdown that was later extended to April 19th. All public gatherings were banned with only essential services to continue operating.

In a bid to further strengthen the fight against the pandemic, Rwanda announced the usage of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) commonly known as drones to raise awareness about the coronavirus in local communities.

Globally, coronavirus cases have risen to more than 1.8 million while the death toll stands at over 118,000.

Comments

Tags: coronavirusrwandatop

Related Posts

Footage posted on the Bobi Wine's Facebook account showed dozens of military officers wearing helmets and carrying guns and batons surrounding the presidential candidate's hotel recently (PHOTO/Courtesy)
NEWS

Uganda elections neither free nor fair, says US Secretary of State

April 17, 2021
175
UCC Executive Director Eng. Irene Kaggwa Ssewankambo (PHOTO/Courtesy)
NEWS

UCC resumes discussion to switch-off fake phones

April 17, 2021
55
Society

Gay couple fighting Namibian government over surrogate-born twins

April 17, 2021
46
Heavy armed military men have sealed off Bobi Wine Hotel in Hoima (PHOTO/Courtesy).
NEWS

US government announces sanctions against Ugandan officials responsible for poll violence

April 16, 2021
193
French President Emmanuel Macron (PHOTO/File).
World

Notre Dame cathedral to reopen in 2024 – Macron

April 16, 2021
81
Hussein Abdelbagi Akol, Vice President for service cluster and chair of the country's national task force (PHOTO/Courtesy).
Regional

South Sudan lifts COVID-19 restrictions amid fall in infections

April 16, 2021
54

Advertisement






 

 

About

The PML Daily, published via www.pmldaily.com is a publication of Post Media Ltd, a professional Digital/New Media company in Uganda.

Follow us

KIU

  • EDITORIAL POLICY
  • ABOUT US

© 2021 PMLDAILY.COM.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • NEWS
    • Politics
    • Education
    • Regional
    • Africa
    • World
  • INVESTIGATIONS
    • National Archives
    • Special Reports
  • OpEd
  • BUSINESS
    • Agriculture
    • Tech
    • Finance
  • FEATURES
    • Health
    • Tours & Travel
    • Entertainment
    • Society
  • COLUMNISTS
    • The Suited Penguin
  • SPORT
  • Jobs
  • Magazines

© 2021 PMLDAILY.COM.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In