GABORONE 31 Jul (ANA) - Botswana's capital, Gaborone, has been placed under total lockdown for two weeks after recording 30 new cases of coronavirus.

 

The order took effect on Thursday midnight.

 

"Essential services will operate at 25% capacity, there will be no movement withing the Greater Gaborone Zone without a movement permit and movement to and from Greater Gaborone Zone will be void with immediate effect," said Kereng Masupu, the coordinator of the presidential Covid-19 taskforce.

 

Botswana has to date confirmed 170 coronavirus cases and two deaths.(ANA)

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