Monday, May 18, 2020

The City of Goma will be in total lockdown for 14 days after 7 confirmed cases of covid19, starting Wednesday, May 2020

According to our sources,the City of Goma will be in total lockdown for 14 days, starting Wednesday, May 2020. Governor Carly Nzanzu Kasivita made this announcement this Monday, May 2020, 18, after the confirmation of 7 new cases of Covid-19 at the head place of North Kivu.
In an address to the press, the Governor said that these new cases are due to several contacts, which was recorded in the province on May 10th.
For example, Carly Nzanzu announces the isolation of the city of Goma from the rest of the province, as well as the stop of traffic with the surrounding provinces, including South Kivu and Ituri.
" We have been notified 7 more cases by national response coordination. So North Kivu province has 15 confirmed cases of Covid-19. These 7 cases were generated by a case that was suspect on May 1st, and confirmed on May 10 .. Unfortunately at the hospital level where he was admitted, there was a lot of contact. We have listed more than 48 contact. That is why we are going to look back on some measures. This includes the total isolation of the city of Goma as of Wednesday, from the rest of the province. We will also limit contact with our sister provinces, especially South Kivu, and the air link between Goma and Ituri ", says Carly Nzanzu.
He points out that as of the same Wednesday, a curfew will be set up in Goma starting at 20 pm. So there will be no movement of people.
The Governor says that an order will be signed this Tuesday, to announce further measures, and the penalties related to it.

....For God and my country.....

...wait for more on this tomorrow......

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