{"id":15144,"date":"2020-05-08T10:33:46","date_gmt":"2020-05-08T07:33:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/?p=15144"},"modified":"2020-05-08T10:33:48","modified_gmt":"2020-05-08T07:33:48","slug":"south-sudan-aases-coronavirus-measures-amid-increase-in-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/2020\/05\/08\/south-sudan-aases-coronavirus-measures-amid-increase-in-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"South Sudan Aases Coronavirus Measures Amid Increase in Cases"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By AFP<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">South Sudan on Thursday announced the easing of restrictions to combat the coronavirus, including re-opening bars and restaurants and shortening a curfew, even as cases continue to rise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">South Sudan confirmed 16 new cases on Thursday, bringing the total to 90 in the country &#8212; up from a total of six cases at the beginning of last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Salva Kiir took the decision which will be effective &#8220;in 72 hours&#8221;, according to Richard Laku, a member of the country&#8217;s task force on the virus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The measures include re-opening internal travel by air, land and river and allowing regional flights back to South Sudan, Laku said. Markets, shops, bars and restaurants will also be allowed to re-open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Schools, mosques, churches and night clubs will remain shut, while sports activities and other public gatherings remain banned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The curfew which had been from 7pm to 6am has been shortened to start only at 10pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The task force decided to maintain other measures such as requiring all travelers coming to and exiting South Sudan to present a certificate proving they are free of the virus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is unclear how this will work in practice given limited testing capacity and inconclusive evidence on immunity to the disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Motorbike taxis and rickshaws will once again be allowed to operate, while passenger buses and taxis are still only allowed to operate at half-capacity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Laku said masks were mandatory in meetings, public places, and public transport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">South Sudan put in place the strict measures at the end of March, before it had registered a single case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rwanda, Uganda and Mauritius are among the countries in the region where measures have been relaxed, after they appeared to have flattened the curve of new cases.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By AFP South Sudan on Thursday announced the easing of restrictions to combat the coronavirus, including re-opening bars and restaurants and shortening a curfew, even as cases continue to rise. 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