Comprehensive news: some countries with more than 39,000 confirmed cases in Africa gradually relax restrictions
Xinhua News Agency, Yaounde, May 1st, Xinhua News Agency reporters in Africa reported: According to data from the African Center for Disease Control and Prevention, as of the evening of May 1, local time, a total of 39,018 new crown cases have been diagnosed in Africa, and a total of 1,640 deaths have been accumulated. 12,750 cases were cured. Recently, some African countries have decided to gradually relax restrictions. The World Health Organization warns that releasing the restrictions too soon and too soon may cause the epidemic to rebound.
A dozen countries in sub-Saharan Africa reported newly confirmed cases on May 1. Among them, South Africa added 304 cases, with a total of 5951 cases, and is still the country with the most confirmed cases in sub-Saharan Africa; Senegal added 91 cases with a total of 1024 cases; Côte d’ Ivoire added 58 cases with a total of 1333 cases; Guinea-Bissau added 52 Cases, a total of 257 cases.
To balance epidemic prevention and economic production, some African countries have decided to gradually relax restrictions.
South Africa's "Fengcheng" level was lowered from the strictest level 5 to level 4 on May 1. On the same day, there was a significant increase in the flow of people in the streets and shopping malls. Many people did not wear masks in accordance with government regulations, and some shoppers did not maintain sufficient distance from others. The South African Police Department said that this may allow the government to change the "Fengcheng" level back to level 5.
The Cameroonian government announced on April 30 that it would cancel the ban on restaurants and other business premises that must be closed before 18 o'clock every day, and remove the restrictions on the number of passengers on public transportation, but prohibit overloading.
The government of Congo (Brazzaville) announced on the same day that the state of emergency and curfew caused by the epidemic ended on May 10, the home quarantine expired on May 15, and the quarantine was considered to be lifted according to the situation from the 16th.
The Namibian government announced on April 30 that it would end the first phase of the blockade on May 5. The next phase, while continuing epidemic prevention, will allow for limited business activities and allow people to travel within the country without a permit.
The Rwandan government announced on May 1 that it would relax the "closed city" measures from the 4th and restart some economic activities.
The Mauritius government announced on the 1st that it will gradually resume domestic economic production from the 15th, but the national ban will be extended until June 1.
The Zimbabwean government announced on the 1st that it will continue to implement the "closing the city" measures, but will relax some restrictions, and factories and enterprises can resume work after the evaluation and approval of the relevant departments.
In March 30th, WHO regional director for Africa, Marchdiso Muti, said that in order to avoid a new round of immunization, African countries should not lift the relevant isolation measures too soon.
Muti said that due to isolation measures such as “closing the city” and curfews, African countries have slowed the spread of the epidemic, but they still cannot underestimate the risk of the spread of the epidemic. If these measures are hurriedly lifted, anti-epidemic efforts may be abandoned. (Note: Qiao Benxiao; participating reporters: Xiao Jiuyang, Wang Shoubao, Xu Zheng, Nie Zuguo, Xing Jianqiao, Zhao Yupeng, Cao Kai, Chu Xinyan, Jing Jing, Zhang Gaiping, Wang Songyu, Zheng Yangzi, Wu Changwei, Lu Tianran, Yang Mengxi, Li Sibo, Gao (Bamboo, Wenhao, Zhang Yuliang)