Regularly washing hands is one of the key preventative measures for the spread of coronavirus
Audio By Carbonatix
Rwanda’s top referral hospital has banned visits amid coronavirus cases among doctors and nurses, officials say.
Dr Edgar Kalimba, an official at King Faisal hospital, told state television that five doctors and "some" nurses have recently contracted the virus.
The hospital receives between 600 and 1,000 patients per day and has around 500 workers.
In the last seven days, Covid-19 cases in Rwanda have quintupled comparing to the previous week. Fatalities of the virus also jumped from five to 11 in the last two weeks.
More than 2,700 cases of Covid-19 have been recorded in Rwanda, health ministry data shows.
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
Latest Stories
-
AG sues JA Plant Pool, Siaw Agyepong over alleged $2m DRIP overpayment
25 minutes -
FDI inflows hit US$2.61bn in 2025 – GIPC
2 hours -
Sixteen pupils killed in Kenya school fire
2 hours -
Ghana’s tax gap: New levies loom in mid-year budget
2 hours -
Ashanti region: Mining pit collapse kills 4 illegal miners at Bepotenten Sukuumu
2 hours -
Asanko Scholarship Programme supports 31 students in the Amansie West and South districts
2 hours -
When the message excludes the customer: Insights from MTN’s tariff announcement on financial inclusion in Ghana
2 hours -
Weija Dam spillage submerges Tetegu, Sampah Valley, and Choice communities
2 hours -
Toyota Ghana launches new RAV4 Hybrid with self-charging technology
2 hours -
ILAPI commends Ministry of Finance on the Inter-Agency Working Group to manage unclaimed funds
2 hours -
Pregnant woman from Ghana detained with child at Dulles Airport, ACLU says
3 hours -
Today’s front pages: Thursday, May 28, 2026
3 hours -
51km of Accra-Kumasi Expressway corridor cleared; compensation plans underway – Finance Minister
3 hours -
AfDB forecasts 5% GDP growth for Ghana as macroeconomic indicators strengthen
3 hours -
Menstrual poverty: United Pension Trustees calls for an end to menstruation stigma
4 hours