A day after Rwanda reported 11 new Covid-19 cases, President Paul Kagame hinted at suspending resumption of public transport even as he blamed cross-border movement for the resurgence.
On Sunday, Rwanda reported 11 new Covid-19 cases, mostly people in border communities, and the death of a 65-year-old trucker, who returned home from a neighbouring country after falling sick.
Rwanda as of Monday had recorded 377 Covid-19 cases and one death.
Mid-May, Rwanda and Tanzania resolved a falling out between long-distance truck drivers and authorities at the Rusumo Border Post.
More than 1,000 trucks destined for Rwanda had been stuck at the Tanzanian border town of Benako following a strike by Tanzanian truckers who refused to comply with Kigali's proposed relay system that would see them hand over their trucks to Rwandan drivers.
