Rwanda has carried out 33,303 sample tests of COVID-19 since March 14 when the pandemic was first reported in the country.
Saturday saw 11 new recoveries and 6 confirmed cases reported from 1,197 samples tested. This brought the total active COVID-19 cases to 135 against 120 recovered cases.
traced or from people who called 114 and directed to nearby hospitals.
All hospitals in Rwanda are capable of taking samples, and so far the country has the ability to test over 1,000 samples a day and deliver results in just 24 hours.
Collecting a sample involves inserting a 6-inch long swab into the cavity between the nose and mouth (nasopharyngeal swab) for 15 seconds and rotating the swab several times.
The swabbing is then repeated on the other side of the nose to make sure enough material is collected. The swab is then inserted into a container and sent to a lab for testing.
Rwanda is so far one of the first African countries that have eased the COVID-19 lockdown after Ghana.
Public and private businesses among others will resume operations on Monday, May 4. However, only essential staff are to operate from the workplace while others are to continue working from home.
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