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Covid-19: Angola keeps restrictions on Luanda after local infections

An illustration image of the Covid-19 coronavirus, obtained on February 27, 2020, courtesy of the US Food and Drug Administration. PHOTO | AFP

What you need to know:

  • Health minister Silvia Lutukuta said the restrictions will ensure no further spread of the virus among the communities.
  • Angola has recorded 576 cases since March, 475 of them being from local transmission. Of these, 27  people have died and 124 have recovered.
  • Meanwhile, authorities last week announced that 30 soldiers working for the Angolan presidential security service had contracted the virus.

Angolan authorities on Wednesday maintained restrictions imposed on the capital, Luanda, after two more people with no travel history tested positive for Covid-19.

Among the country’s 18 provinces, Luanda and Cuanza Norte have been the most hit. Officials said on Wednesday the restrictions on movement into and out of the two provinces will continue.