Rwandans in streets on first day of lockdown easing

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People moved in the streets, small businesses reopened, and athletes worked out in Rwandan capital Kigali, on the first day of easing six weeks of lockdown. The East African country will partially lift its virus lockdown from next week and allow people to move freely during the day.

Rwanda was one of the first to impose strict lockdown measures in Africa, on March 22, when it had only 19 cases, and to date has officially recorded 225 cases and zero deaths.

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