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Lockdown & social distancing
All counter measures
Date
Measure
Detail
Source
2020-05-18 Amendments to funeral and burial regulations Funeral gatherings should not exceed 30 persons.... Office of the Prime Minister
2020-02-27 Awareness campaigns Awareness campaigns using radio, TV, meetings, social media channels, SMS, and operated numbers. ... Rwanda Biomedical Center (RBC)
2020-03-21 Border closure  Borders are closed, except for goods, cargo, and returning Rwanda citizens and legal residents... Office of the Prime Minister
2020-03-20 Border closure  This includes internal borders between cities or regions of the country. ... Rwanda MoH
2020-05-18 Border closure  Borders will remain closed, except for goods and cargo, as well as returning Rwandan citizens and le... Office of the Prime Minister
2020-05-18 Curfews Movements are prohibited from 9 PM to 5 AM.... Office of the Prime Minister
2020-03-23 Domestic travel restrictions travel between cities and districts is suspended, and unnecessary movements outside of home are not ... Rwanda MoH
2020-06-02 Domestic travel restrictions resumption of transport between provinces and motorcycle passenger service. However, crossprovince t... RBC
2020-05-18 Domestic travel restrictions transport between different provinces and city of Kigali remain closed... Office of the Prime Minister
2020-06-08 Economic measures The Government of Rwanda and the European Union (EU) Monday signed a Rwf55 billion grant agreement t... RBC
2020-03-29 Emergency administrative structures activated or established Coronavirus Disease 2019, National Preparedness and Response Plan... RBC
2020-03-15 General recommendations ... Rwanda MoH
2020-03-14 Health screenings in airports and border crossings ... US Embassy
2020-02-27 Health screenings in airports and border crossings No cases at this time, but Rwanda introduced detection at borders.... Rwanda Biomedical Center (RBC)
2020-03-08 Health screenings in airports and border crossings All travelers arriving at all points of entry will be screened. ... Rwanda MoH
2020-03-20 International flights suspension all arriving and departing commercial passenger flights, including RwandAir, will be halted beginnin... Rwanda MoH
2020-02-27 Introduction of isolation and quarantine policies No cases at this time, but Rwanda introduced strict quarantine procedures. ... Rwanda Biomedical Center (RBC)
2020-03-08 Introduction of isolation and quarantine policies All travelers presenting one of the COVID-19 symptoms and coming from endemic countries will be take... Rwanda MoH
2020-03-19 Introduction of isolation and quarantine policies Mandatory 14-day quarantine, including self-isolation for travelers who arrived within the past 14 d... Rwanda MoH
2020-03-21 Introduction of isolation and quarantine policies Returning citizens and legal residents will be subject to mandatory 14-day quarantine at designated ... Office of the Prime Minister
2020-05-18 Isolation and quarantine policies All returnees will be subjected to mandatory quarantine in accordance with existing health guideline... Office of the Prime Minister
2020-02-27 Isolation and quarantine policies No cases at this time, but Rwanda introduced strict quarantine procedures. ... Rwanda Biomedical Center (RBC)
2020-03-21 Isolation and quarantine policies Returning citizens and legal residents will be subject to mandatory 14-day quarantine at designated ... Office of the Prime Minister
2020-03-19 Isolation and quarantine policies Mandatory 14-day quarantine, including self-isolation for travelers who arrived within the past 14 d... Rwanda MoH
2020-03-08 Isolation and quarantine policies All travelers presenting one of the COVID-19 symptoms and coming from endemic countries will be take... Rwanda MoH
2020-03-20 Limit public gatherings effective immediately all bars will close at 21:00 each day in Kigali and other cities, and at 19:00... Rwanda MoH
2020-03-14 Limit public gatherings Large gatherings such as sporting events to be postponed... Republic of Rwanda
2020-03-08 Limit public gatherings all concerts and other public gathering that bring together many people eg. entertainment concerts, ... Office of the City of Kigali
2020-05-18 Limit public gatherings Civil marriage ceremonies will resume but should not exceed 15 persons. Other related ceremonies inc... Office of the Prime Minister
2020-05-18 Mass population testing Mass screening and testing for COVID-19 will continue nationwide... Office of the Prime Minister
2020-06-04 Partial lockdown Partial lockdown... RBC
2020-03-21 Partial lockdown Announcement of lockdown for the country of Rwanda for a period of 2 weeks. Preventative measures fo... Rwanda MoH
2020-04-30 Partial lockdown Cabinet lifted lockdown after considering progress ... RBC
2020-04-19 Requirement to wear protective gear in public Face masks must be worn in public and in multi-family compounds... MoH
2020-05-18 Schools closure  Schools will remain closed until September 2020.... Office of the Prime Minister
2020-03-17 Schools closure  Schools and places of worship are closed for 2 weeks... Rwanda MoH
2020-03-14 Schools closure  Schools and higher education (public and private) to be closed... Republic of Rwanda
2020-04-22 Strengthening the public health system new Mobile Lab that will boost COVID-19 testing capacity... RBC
2020-03-06 Strengthening the public health system PM addresses the people of Rwanda... Office of the Prime Minister
2020-02-27 Strengthening the public health system ... Rwanda Biomedical Center (RBC)
2020-03-08 Surveillance and monitoring Asymptomatic travelers from endemic countries will give electronic daily monitoring updates for 14 d... Rwanda MoH
2020-05-12 Surveillance and monitoring Four East African States (Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, South Sudan) agreed to enforce digital surveillance... Africa Times
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