A student died this Saturday at the hands of a policeman who demanded that he not wear a mask during the recording of a video in the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), hit by a
third wave of covid-19,
witnesses and press.
"Our comrade
Honoré Shama, a
student of the Faculty of Letters at the University of Kinshasa, was recording a video as part of his practical comedy work. A policeman asked him to wear a mask during the recording," said Patient Odia, who witnessed the events. .
"Despite his explanations and
after showing the mask, the police officer was furious
because he hoped rather to receive money, accused him of resisting and shot him," Odia added.
Radio Top Congo, with a large audience, collected
other testimonies,
as well as various digital media.
Wearing a mask is mandatory in the DRC, and
anyone who does not wear it in public places faces a fine of 10,000
Congolese
francs
($ 5).
Since the beginning of the pandemic, the DRC has accumulated some
47,800 cases of covid-19 and more than 1,000 deaths
, according to official data released on Friday.
The country is experiencing a third wave of the disease caused by the Delta variant, considered more contagious.
The DRC suspended inoculation on July 10 because its stock of
AstraZeneca
vaccines
exceeded the expiration date.
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