Kiir to impose “total lockdown” on South Sudan as cases surge
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir attends a meeting on the cutting of the number of states from 32 to 10, at the State House in Juba, South Sudan February 15, 2020 (Photo credit: Jok Solomon/REUTERS)
May 13, 2020 (SSNN) ā Days after easing measures, the high-level taskforce introduced to fight the coronavirus outbreak; South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit is now saying that he will impose total lockdown as cases in the worldās youngest nation closes to 200.
The South Sudanese head of state disclosed this during a meeting via teleconference with Ā leaders of the Eastern African community on Tuesday.
The government announced on Tuesday that cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, jumped to 194 after the high-level taskforce led by South Sudanās First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar said twenty more people tested positive.
āThe strategic priority areas for the government of the Republic of South Sudan are, one, reaching all the communities with messages of social distancing, personal and respiratory hygiene;
“Two, enhancing our national capacity to manage cases both at home and in our hospitals;
“Three, continue to take stringent measures to control population movement including total lockdown as the situation may dictate. Four, working closely with our partners and the region to leverage resources to meet this enormous challengeā Kiir told his fellow East African leaders.
Following his decision early this week to ease measures, Kiir came under intense scrutiny by civil society for endangering lives of the citizens.
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