Sudanese health authorities on Wednesday imposed a partial lockdown in the capital Khartoum amid a surge in new coronavirus infections.
The restrictions include banning the movement of people from Khartoum to other cities and extending the closure of local markets, schools, malls and restaurants, a government committee on combating coronavirus said in a statement.
Health authorities said that Sudan was on the verge of a “third wave” of COVID-19 pandemic, adding that the restrictions would continue for a week-long period.
Sudan has registered more than 30,000 Coronavirus infections, more than 20,000 of which were reported in the capital Khartoum.
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Sudanese authorities said that the country has received 800,000 vaccines earlier this month.
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