President
Macky Sall over the weekend called an emergency Cabinet meeting designed to
introduce tough measures to eliminate coronovirus as Senegal registered 26
cases.
With
immediate effect, all public gathering or assembly is no longer allowed in
Senegal till further notice.
Senegal
also announced closure of schools and universities for at least one month. The
country is also suspending transactions of Muslim and Christian pilgrimages.
National
day celebration of Senegal on 4 April, marking 60th anniversary of independence
has also been cancelled. And all visiting cruise ships with the tourists to the
ports of Dakar have been cancelled till further notice.
The
Senegalese Ministry of Justice has announced indefinite adjournment of all
cases as a result of the covid-19.
In
Senegal, at least 78 people are under quarantine as 26 people have tested
positive for covid-19.
It
is also announced that Senegalese living in the diaspora should obey
recommendations of their host countries.
