The new cases were drawn from 4,757 sample tests that were conducted on that very day.
The statement reads that nine patients were discharged from treatment centers after recovery, bringing the recovery numbers to 385.
The confirmed cases in the last twenty-four hours include 14 from Rusizi, 4 from Kigali, and 2 from Kirehe District.
Since the start of June this year, Rusizi has become the main hotspot of the new Covid-19 cases in Rwanda.
A statement from the Ministry says the decision was based on an analysis done by the Ministry of Health on Covid-19 in parts of Kigali City where the pandemic has been detected so far.
The six villages put under lockdown are located in the Nyarugenge and Kicukiro districts including Kamabuye and Zuba villages in Nyarurama cell, Kigarama Sector in Kicukiro District.
Nyenyeri and Rugano villages of Kigarama and Gikondo Sectors respectively are also in the lockdown, together with Kadobogo and Gisenga, located in Kigali Cell of Kigali Sector, Nyarugenge District.
This comes after a number of new cases of the COVID-19 were detected in the city of Kigali.
Since June 21 twenty-one cases have been confirmed in Kigali city alone.
According to the Ministry of Local Government, both private and public office bearers living in the mentioned areas are supposed to work from home during the 15-day lockdown.
Moreover, movements between the six cells and other neighboring areas are prohibited save for those traveling for medical services or other very fundamental causes.
The statement says the Ministry of Health and the City of Kigali will continue to monitor and establish see whether there are some other parts of the city that need to be put under lockdown.
Local leaders and security organs were also urged to follow-up on the implementation of the new directives that came into effect immediately.
Talks for the canceled acquisition plan had started in April 2019 with the objective of reaching mutually acceptable terms for a strategic transaction.
After careful consideration, Atlas Mara (which owns 62 percent share in BPR) and EGH have mutually agreed to discontinue discussions.
According to a statement issued by Atlas Mara, the decision was largely driven by a shift in EGH’s strategy given the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic globally and on the economies in which EGH entities operate.
Atlas Mara has reiterated commitment to implement the previously announced strategic decisions of the board which include focusing on improving performance in core markets, streamlining the holding company structure and related costs, and exiting or partnering in certain countries.
The Company continues to evaluate a number of options with the objective of completing when practicable a strategic transaction aligned with these objectives and promised to provide further updates to the market in due course.
“The Company also continues to prioritize liquidity and capital management, with a focus on providing support and solutions for its clients in the context of the economic effects of the pandemic,” reads part of the statement.
Among others, Atlas Mara revealed a plan of continuing to invest in high-impact digital channels and transactional platforms to drive substantially lower cost of funds, enhancing core banking systems, and focusing on technology-enabled products to retain and grow the customer base.
It has also committed to continue supporting its local management teams as they actively scale their engagement with clients to provide tailored liquidity and credit solutions to help them weather these challenging circumstances.
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On Tuesday, 23 June the world was celebrating the Olympic Day. The day that is usually characterized by mass sports activities that bring together youth in different competitions. However, this year due to coronavirus it was not celebrated as it was meant to; instead, ROA joined RNOSC in a campaign of prevention against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Alex Sharangabo, who is the Secretary General of the RNOSC and the President of the Rwanda Olympians Association, said that the purpose of this year’s activity was to remind people of the fact that in these days of the pandemic people need to care about each other’s health.
“Since we cannot organize any kind of sports activity due to the pandemic that is affecting all Rwandans, our first plan was to share some of the Olympic values with taxi-motos, contributing in the fight against the coronavirus,” he said
Gervais Munyanziza, representing the Ministry of Sports applauded the initiative of ROA and RNOSC.
“We need to be healthy to do sport, and the organizers of this activity understood that for people to resume normal life it is important to face together this pandemic; let those that received these hand sanitizers today use them to the full purpose they were intended for. Thus, contributing in the victory we will soon be having over the coronavirus.”
Daniel Ngarambe, president of the Rwanda Motorcycle Association (FERWACOTAMO) said that they are pleased to have been thought of in these times. He promised the participation of Taxi-motos in the fight against the Coronavirus.
The said districts are Kayonza, Gatsibo and Kirehe districts. The first signs of the disease were observed in cattle in Kahi Cell, Gahini Sector, and also in Kanyinya Cell, Ndego Sector, both in Kayonza District.
The announcement from the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources issued on Wednesday evening state that the livestock whose movements were banned include cattle, pigs, goats, and sheep.
The sectors under animal quarantine are Gahini, Ndego, Mwiri, and Murundi in Kayonza District, Kiziguro, Rwimbogo, and Kabarore in Gatsibo District, and Nasho and Mpanga in Kirehe District.
The farmers in the sectors in question are urged to vaccinate all cows above six months old, according to the directive from the ministry. If a farmer detects any cow with symptoms, they are instructed to report to their veterinarian or nearest local leader.
The foot-and-mouth symptoms include, blisters in the mouth and on feet, drop in milk production, loss of appetite, quivering lips, and frothing of mouth.
The world economy is projected to shrink to 4.9% below zero in 2020, at a rate of less than 1.9% below zero compared to the IMF’s standstill in April and economic recovery will not be slow.
Gita Gopinath, Chief Economist at the IMF, said that compared to the April forecast, it shows a slowdown in the economy in 2020, and will continue in 2021.
She went on to say that the world economy in two years will lose $ 12 billion due to Coronavirus.
The World Bank released a report this month stating that global gross domestic product by 2020 will fall to 5.2% below zero. Developed countries will be reduced by 7% below zero; of the European Union using the euro will fall by 9.1% below zero.
U.S. gross domestic product will fall 6.1% below zero; the Japanese down 6.1% below zero; the Chinese reach a rate of 1% above zero. Sub-Saharan Africa’s gross domestic product will fall by 5% below zero.
In Huye District, 38 youth volunteers from Huye Sector held a meeting with the Police and local authorities to streamline their outreach and supervision activities on the implementation of the government directives to prevent the spread of the virus.
The meeting was also attended by Inspector of Police (IP) Leonille Mujawamariya, the District Political and Civic Education Officer (DPCEO) for Huye District and Prosper Rwamucyo, the executive secretary for Huye Sector.
The meeting discussed, among others, effective partnership between the youth volunteers, Police and local leaders through community policing; bringing on board new young people into the nationalist organization; the role of youth volunteers in educating and influencing the public on safer practices to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and discipline.
Police and local leaders, during the meeting, recognized the impact of youth volunteers in community policing aspects and particularly educating the public on recommended precautionary measures against COVID-19 such as wearing facemask, washing or sanitizing hands, social distancing and avoiding shaking hands as one of the means through which the virus is spread.
Elsewhere, in Gacurabwenge Sector of Kamonyi District, youth volunteers joined security organs in COVID-19 prevention awareness.
The awareness, which has been going on in different parts of the country, was taken to Gashyushya market where dwellers were sensitized on washing hands regularly wherever they are, to always leave at least one metre distance between two people and to avoid any contact with another person including doing away with the habit of shaking hands and hugging.
Others including wearing the facemask at all times when in public and properly covering the nose and mouth; going home after buying or selling goods to prevent congestion as avoiding loitering and unnecessary movements.
Among those sensitized include over 100 people, who were found in Gashyushya market either without a facemask or wearing it inappropriately.
There are over 300,000 members of youth volunteers across the country.
Their activities range from raising awareness against crimes such as narcotic drugs, human trafficking, corruption and gender based violence; building and renovating houses for the vulnerable people, constructing roads, sensitizing community on proper feeding in an effort to fight malnutrition in children, tree planting exercise, among many others.
According to the Ministry of Health, Rusizi is followed by Kirehe district with 6, Kigali 3 whereas the Eastern Province district of Nyagatare recorded 1 case. The registered cases are derived from 3,415 tests that were conducted in the last 24hrs across the country, nearly tripling the cases registered on Tuesday.
This brings the total number of cases to 830. There are also 5 new recoveries recorded, bringing the total number of recoveries to 376. Active cases still outnumber recoveries at 452.
With the resurgence of cases in the City of Kigali, dwellers have been cautioned to take care and adhere to set out measures to prevent the spread. With a couple of motorcycle riders testing positive, the Ministry of Health has warned that extra caution should be taken so that the virus does not spill back into communities.
HE Adama Dieng, UN Secretary-General’s Special Adviser for the Prevention of Genocide year marks the 26th anniversary of the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, during which near one million people were killed because of their Tutsi identity. 100 days of horrors with the aim of the perpetrators to exterminate the Tutsi as a Group. They also killed the moderate Hutu and others who opposed the genocide.
I am profoundly humbled to join you to reflect on one of the darkest chapters in human history. It is the occasion to remind ourselves of our collective failure to recognize the warning signs of impending violence, to prevent the deaths of so many, and renew our resolve to prevent such atrocities from happening again.
Remembering the heinous crimes committed in Rwanda means acknowledging the victims and calling attention to the survivors and the struggles they continue to face. We should be inspired by the survivors’ ability to show that reconciliation is possible even after a tragedy of such monumental proportions.
I often say that there is no part of the world that can consider itself immune to the risk of atrocity crimes, by which I mean genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity. All societies have risk factors related to atrocity crimes to some extent, for example divisions based on ethnicity, race, religion or other grounds, social disparities, discrimination as well as human rights violations. It is how early these risk factors are managed that will determine whether they will escalate into situations of more serious concern or not. We are therefore all responsible for contributing to prevention, whatever our roles or capacities.
Genocide is the most serious crime against the human being. The best way to honor the memory of the victims is to ensure that nothing like this ever happens again. We must all be alert to the warning signs and act quickly while there is still time to do so. One of the key warning signs and a trigger to violence is the spread of hate speech in public discourse and the media that target specific communities, based on their identity, in particular, the most extreme cases of hate speech that have the potential to incite hostility and violence.
The ongoing crisis in many places around the world are a clear reminder to all of us that we are still failing to prevent atrocity crimes. Civilians, including women, children and the elderly continue to be brutally killed, raped, displaced and discriminated against on the basis of their identity. We must ensure that we act swiftly at an early stage to protect those at risk of atrocities.
Building a better society is an endeavor that requires the involvement of all segments of society, all men and women, ethnicities and religions. It requires us to work together towards a collective goal. We know all too well that without peaceful and inclusive societies, we increase the risk of crisis, violence and even atrocity crimes.
We must strive to address inequality, build cohesive society devoid of ethnic or racial divisions, promote good governance. We must also counter intolerance, hatred, and all forms of discrimination. Enjoyment of fundamental rights and freedoms must be guaranteed and protected. If we are short of these values in any parts of the world, then we will continue to grapple with the risk of atrocity crimes and our promise of “Never again” may remain elusive.
Rwanda teaches us this essential lesson. It is no surprise that President Kagame displayed his strong commitment to the African Union Principle of non-indifference – Article 4 of the AU Constitutive Act refers. It is no surprise that Rwanda is a Champion of RtoP …
