President Mokgweetsi Masisi Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/president-mokgweetsi-masisi/ The low down on African affairs Tue, 31 Mar 2020 22:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://i0.wp.com/jjcornish.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-Fountain_Pen_favicon-812.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 President Mokgweetsi Masisi Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/president-mokgweetsi-masisi/ 32 32 Botswana’s first COVID 19 fatality has already been buried https://jjcornish.com/2020/04/botswanas-first-covid-19-fatality-has-already-been-buried/ Tue, 31 Mar 2020 22:00:00 +0000 https://jjcornish.com/2020/04/botswanas-first-covid-19-fatality-has-already-been-buried/ Botswana’s first COVID19 fatality’s a 79 year old woman who died in the south-eastern town of Ramotswa last week and has been buried. The announcement comes as President Mokgweetsi Masisi announces a national lockdown and declares a state of emergency. There are three confirmed cases of COVID 19 in Botswana and the patients have been […]

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]]> Botswana’s first COVID19 fatality’s a 79 year old woman who died in the south-eastern town of Ramotswa last week and has been buried.

The announcement comes as President Mokgweetsi Masisi announces a national lockdown and declares a state of emergency.

There are three confirmed cases of COVID 19 in Botswana and the patients have been quarantined.

A further 14 people are in isolation awaiting the result of tests.

President Mogsweetsi Masisi has not said how long the emergency regulations will remain in force.

He says, taking account of conditions in neighboring countries, South Africa, Namibia and Zimbabwe, a 21-day lockdown might not be enough to curb the spread of COVID19.

He’s concerned about the low rate of testing and the cumbersome health protocols.

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