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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Updated on Friday, 03 July 2020 Daily brief – 84

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A. SITUATION IN NUMBERS Update on total numbers of (new) cases at all levels in the past 24 hours

Globally

10 533 779 cases (176 102)512 842 deaths (4 787)

Rwanda

1063 cases (21) 3 death (0)

Africa

318 432 cases (11 638)6 340 deaths (148)

Figure 3. COVID-19 confirmed cases by gender, by date of report as of 02 July 2020

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COVID 19 IN RWANDACASES TREND

Figure 1. Epidemic curve of COVID-19 confirmed cases trend, by date of report as of 02 July 2020

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Figure 2. COVID-19 confirmed cases by age, by date of report as of 02 July 2020

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B. HIGHLIGHTS

• On Thursday, 2 July 2020, Rwanda's Ministry of Health confirmed 21 new cases of COVID-19 out of 3737 samples tested, taking the total number of cases to 1063 of whom 493 have recovered, including 13 in the past 24 hours. Read more

• WHO has published its COVID-19 Situation Report – 164 with data as received from national authorities by 10:00 CEST, 2 July 2020. Read more

• The Rwanda Biomedical Centre continues Drive through COVID-19 testing on three sites: Amahoro stadium in Gasabo, IPRC in Kicukiro and Camp Kigali in Nyarugenge. The survey targets Kigali residents as they drive to and from their work places. Testing hours are 7: 00 am through 9:00 pm. Candidates are randomly selected and asked to consent to the testing. This is a 5-minute drive through, where car occupants are not required to vacate their vehicles.

• More than 1000 Community Health Workers in Rusizi District are being trained to properly and timely report suspected COVID-19 cases to epidemiologists in the operations cell. A reporting tool has been developed and embedded in devices that will be distributed to every CHW for COVID19 reporting purposes. The initiative is expected to enable COVID-19 front line responders to provide follow up before potential community contaminations are made.

Community Health Workers in Rusizi District being trained to properly and timely report suspected COVID-19 cases

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C. SURVEILLANCE

DatesTotal New samples tested

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2-July 3737 1063 21 567 493 13 3 0

1-July 3961 1042 17 559 480 33 3 1

30-June 3694 1025 24 576 447 4 2 0

29-June 2498 1001 101 556 443 0 2 0

28-June 3002 900 22 455 443 30 2 0

27-June 4702 878 20 463 413 15 2 0

26-June 3763 858 8 458 398 13 2 0

25-June 3757 850 20 463 385 9 2 0

24-June 3415 830 32 452 376 5 2 0

23-June 4568 798 11 425 371 1 2 0

22-June 2287 787 59 415 370 11 2 0

21-June 3252 728 26 367 359 2 2 0

20-June 3116 702 41 343 357 6 2 0

19-June 3033 661 15 308 351 1 2 0

18-June 2547 646 7 294 350 3 2 0

17-June 2508 639 3 290 347 9 2 0

16-June 2742 636 24 296 338 0 2 0

15-June 2908 612 30 272 338 6 2 0

14-June 3495 582 41 248 332 0 2 0

13-June 2043 541 31 207 332 11 2 0

12-June 1584 510 16 187 321 8 2 0

11-June 1790 494 18 179 313 6 2 0

10-June 2110 476 13 167 307 7 2 0

9-June 1870 463 12 161 300 3 2 0

8-June 1928 451 12 152 297 7 2 0

7-June 1318 439 8 147 290 7 2 0

6-June 945 431 11 146 283 1 2 0

5-June 1558 420 10 136 282 2 2 0

4-June 1369 410 13 128 280 9 2 0

3-June 1033 397 13 124 271 2 2 0

2-June 957 384 7 113 269 7 2 1

1-June 1083 377 7 114 262 6 1 0

31-May 1092 370 11 113 256 6 1 0

30-May 1368 359 4 108 250 3 1 1

29-May 1340 355 6 108 247 2 0 0

28-May 1766 349 3 104 245 0 0 0

27-May 2059 346 7 101 245 1 0 0

26-May 1074 339 3 95 244 6 0 0

25-May 892 336 9 98 238 1 0 0

Table 1. Reported laboratory-confirmed, recovered COVID-19 cases and deaths. Data as of 1 July 2020

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DatesTotal New samples tested

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24-May 1400 327 2 90 237 10 0 0

23-May 1109 325 4 98 227 5 0 0

22-May 1568 321 1 99 222 5 0 0

21-May 1083 320 6 103 217 1 0 0

20-May 982 314 6 98 216 7 0 0

19-May 1217 308 11 99 209 6 0 0

18-May 1744 297 5 94 203 6 0 0

17-May 1135 292 3 95 197 19 0 0

16-May 2041 289 2 111 178 1 0 0

15-May 1058 287 0 110 177 9 0 0

14-May 866 287 0 119 168 4 0 0

13-May 866 287 1 123 164 11 0 0

12-May 574 286 1 133 153 3 0 0

11-May 380 285 1 135 150 10 0 0

10-May 1040 284 4 140 140 0 0 0

9-May 1198 280 7 140 140 4 0 0

8-May 1353 273 2 137 136 3 0 0

7-May 1519 271 3 138 133 3 0 0

6-May 1323 268 7 138 130 1 0 0

5-May 896 261 0 132 129 1 0 0

4-May 746 261 2 133 128 4 0 0

3-May 1047 259 4 135 124 4 0 0

2-May 1197 255 6 135 120 11 0 0

1-May 1365 249 6 140 109 5 0 0

30-Apr 1140 243 18 139 104 6 0 0

29-Apr 1705 225 13 127 98 3 0 0

28-Apr 1505 212 5 117 95 2 0 0

27-Apr 1214 207 16 114 93 1 0 0

26-Apr 1025 191 8 99 92 4 0 0

25-Apr 1275 183 7 95 88 1 0 0

24-Apr 1046 176 22 89 87 0 0 0

23-Apr 1343 154 1 67 87 3 0 0

22-Apr 1038 153 3 69 84 0 0 0

21-Apr 1449 150 3 66 84 4 0 0

20-Apr 1299 147 0 67 80 4 0 0

19-Apr 722 147 3 71 76 7 0 0

18-Apr 712 144 1 79 69 4 0 0

17-Apr 760 143 5 78 65 5 0 0

16-Apr 664 138 2 78 60 6 0 0

15-Apr 923 136 2 82 54 5 0 0

14-Apr 983 134 7 85 49 7 0 0

13-Apr 901 127 1 85 42 17 0 0

12-Apr 1160 126 6 101 25 7 0 0

11-Apr 842 120 2 102 18 11 0 0

10-Apr 1036 118 5 111 7 0 0 0

9-Apr 720 113 3 106 7 0 0 0

8-Apr 772 110 5 103 7 0 0 0

7-Apr 806 105 0 98 7 3 0 0

6-Apr 823 105 1 101 4 4 0 0

5-Apr 389 104 2 104 0 0 0 0

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3-Apr 407 89 5 89 0 0 0 0

2-Apr 1035 84 2 84 0 0 0 0

1-Apr 468 82 7 82 0 0 0 0

31-Mar 742 75 5 75 0 0 0 0

30-Mar 869 70 0 70 0 0 0 0

29-Mar 544 70 10 70 0 0 0 0

28-Mar 780 60 6 60 0 0 0 0

27-Mar 243 54 4 54 0 0 0 0

26-Mar 277 50 9 50 0 0 0 0

25-Mar 261 41 1 41 0 0 0 0

24-Mar 130 40 4 40 0 0 0 0

23-Mar 140 36 17 36 0 0 0 0

22-Mar 147 19 2 19 0 0 0 0

21-Mar 121 17 0 17 0 0 0 0

20-Mar 158 17 6 17 0 0 0 0

19-Mar 122 11 0 11 0 0 0 0

18-Mar 120 11 3 11 0 0 0 0

17-Mar 98 8 1 8 0 0 0 0

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Figure 4. Epidemic curve of COVID-19 cases, by date of report as of 02 July 2020

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D. RECOMMENDATIONS AND ADVICE FOR THE PUBLIC

On Saturday, 14 March 2020, Rwanda declared its first confirmed COVID19 case. The declaration was followed by a series of preventive measures that included an initial two-week lockdown. Unnecessary movement and visits outside homes were limited except for essential services. Public and Private employees were requested to work from home except for those providing essential services. Borders were closed except for goods, cargo and returning citizens followed by a mandatory 14-day quarantine, which was extended to 19 then 30 April 2020. On 30th April, a Cabinet Meeting decided to lift progressively the lockdown after consideration of the country’s progress in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. The public is still required to respect the compulsory wear of face masks, physical distancing (at least 1,5 meter) and frequently wash hands with soap and clean water for at least 40 seconds or an alcohol-based hand sanitizer; greet people with a wave, bow, or nod.

On 18th May, an extraordinary Cabinet meeting chaired by President Paul Kagame approved new measures to further contain the spread of the COVID-19. Key decisions made include reopening other areas of the economy by 1st June as the government cautiously moves towards normalization. Among the general preventive measures that will remain in place include mass screening and testing for COVID-19 nationwide, frequently washing hands, physical distancing(1m at least) and wearing of safety masks in public at all times while movements are prohibited from 9 PM to 5 AM, extending the existing curfew time by one hour. These measures will be reviewed after 15 days.

The key symptoms of coronavirus are dry cough, shortness of breath, and fever. Anyone experiencing these symptoms or having had close contact with a confirmed case or contact with someone currently being evaluated for COVID-19, should call 114, the RBC toll-free number, send a WhatsApp message to +250788202080 for further guidance. Anyone who withholds information relevant for contact tracing or knowingly fails to report COVID-19 symptoms jeopardizes public safety and will be punished in accordance with applicable laws.

On 2nd June, President Kagame chaired a Cabinet meeting at Urugwiro Village to evaluate measures in place to stop the spread of COVID-19 and to discuss the way forward in the fight against the virus. The cabinet approved resumption of transport between provinces and motorcycle passenger service, which had been banned previously as COVID-19 preventive measures. However, cross-province transport to and from districts of Rusizi and Rubavu in western Rwanda and motorcycles carrying passengers in the two border towns are still prohibited. Following the above measures, the Ministry of Local Government announced a total lockdown for Rusizi District in Western Province from Thursday, 4th June. The lockdown is set to last for two weeks based on the assessment of COVID-19 outbreak in the region.

On 16th June, a Cabinet meeting reviewed existing measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 pandemic and approved a set of new ones such as resuming services including local tourism. Measures remain subject to change after 15 days upon a health assessment.

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On 30th June, an extraordinary Cabinet meeting was held yesterday to review existing measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 pandemic. The Cabinet approved movement to and from Rubavu District to resume.

To view all technical guidance documents or frequently asked questions regarding COVID-19, please go to the Rwanda Biomedical Center webpage.

Get the facts from reliable sources to help you accurately determine your risks so that you can take reasonable precautions (see Frequently Asked Questions).

Find out more about measures taken by the Government of Rwanda to mitigate COVID-19 in deferent sectors.

WHO periodically updates the Global Surveillance for human infection with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) document which includes case definitions.