Namibian President Hage Geingob has reportedly announced tight measures to cut the rapid spread of Covid-19 in the southern African country.
According to BBC, Geingob announced a two-week lockdown in a televised address to the nation on Tuesday.
No movement would be allowed in and out of the capital Windhoek, he said.
Windhoek has recorded more than half of the country’s total Covid infections, the report said.
The president said the Covid situation had taken “a turn for the worst” in the past four weeks, with record daily infections and deaths.
This is indeed a sombre period in our country’s history. As it has been reported, Namibia has now passed the 1,000 mark of men, women and children, who have lost their lives due to COVID-19. The loss of so many lives is difficult to bear. pic.twitter.com/evix3ZYIM5
— Hage G. Geingob (@hagegeingob) June 16, 2021
His announcement came a few days after News24 reported that six elderly tourists died from Covid-19 on a bus trip in Namibia. This was after 37 out of 40 travellers tested positive for the coronavirus.
The report quoted Netwerk24 as saying that the party left South Africa on May 10 and every tourist had to present a letter certifying that they had tested negative.
Four later died in Windhoek, while two died after their return to South Africa, the report said.
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