Covid-19 in Congo-B: the 3rd wave stopped, the government lightens some measures
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The Congolese government says it has stemmed and stopped the trend towards the third wave of coronavirus, observed in early October, thanks to the "
punch
" operation carried out for 45 days since October 18.
He therefore decided to lighten a few measures, to the great satisfaction of populations tired of observing them.
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With our correspondent in Brazzaville,
Loïcia Martial
Shoulder bag, mask on his face, Habib Brel Toutou, English teacher, left his supervision center located in the grounds of the Maison de la Femme after a heavy rain.
He welcomes the government measure to allow the celebration of marriages.
“
This is very good news,”
he says, “
because marriage from a social point of view is something that has an impact on us.
So opening these marriages is going to make things work.
I know a lot of couples who were stuck at this level.
Now it will be okay.
I myself am a witness at two weddings during this month of December.
"
His students welcome the changes.
From now on, the curfew will be observed every day from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. while it intervened from 8 p.m. on weekends.
Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve will not have a curfew.
"Avoid making our situation worse"
“
As it comes back, it's really a phew of relief.
We just want everyone to spend the holidays in a good atmosphere.
We are going to do it with all wisdom and intelligence to avoid worsening our situation,
”confide the students, in turn.
In Congo-Brazzaville, the coronavirus has killed 359 people.
Like all other countries, it is exposed to the threat of the new Omicron variant.
But, the authorities have not yet registered a case.
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