High-level task force extends lockdown indefinitely

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The High-Level Taskforce on COVID-19 pandemic has extended the coronavirus restrictions until further notice.
 
On March16 the task force stopped international flights, closed borders, and banned all gatherings including sports, religious and cultural activities.
 
It also closed all learning institutions as a measure to promote social distancing, regular hand-washing with soap among other measures.
 
Interstate Movement has also been frozen with bans on both private and public transportation and night curfew imposed from 8 PM to 6 AM.
 
All bars and night clubs remain closed but restaurants are allowed to open until 8 PM.
 
In its regular meeting on Tuesday, the Taskforce headed by President Salva Kiir and deputized by First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar, resolved to extend these measures until further notice.
 
Uganda and Rwanda have imposed a total lockdown in their fight against COVID-19, in East Africa’s most rigorous response to the infection.
 
South Sudan and other countries in the region have imposed restrictions and closures only on sectors with the greatest potential to spread.
 
South Sudan has recorded a total of four coronavirus cases with no deaths.