SUDAN REDUCES COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS

East Africa
Sudan has announced a gradual easing of Covid-19 restrictions by reopening public offices and allowing civil servants back to work from Wednesday.
The capital Khartoum and a number of other Sudanese cities have been under total lockdown for nearly three months as part of efforts to curb the spread of coronavirus infections.
The Minister of the Presidency Affairs Omar Manis said in a press statement that the working hours in State institutions will be from 8am to 3pm. The government, however, said all public officers must wear face masks and sanitise as guided by the Health ministry.
The Supreme Committee for Health Emergencies, the apex organ in charge of Covid-19 control in Sudan, has also eased curfew hours in the capital from 6pm to 6am. Last month, movement had been allowed from 6am to 3pm.
Further, the Committee said it would allow the return-to-work for public and private institutions, reopening of markets, and travel between Sudanese states with the link bridges remaining closed during the curfew.