President
Macky Sall of Senegal on Monday addressed the Nation for the second time on
covid-19 as he declared a state of emergency, saying the situation was
alarming.
On
Tuesday Senegal registered 7 new cases making a total of 86.
Mr.
Sall said that preventive measures should be taken to fight the worst enemy
(covid-19) as he outlined major decisions such as; state of emergency; curfew
from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.; financial measures for private enterprises (big
businesses); 1650 persons in touch with patients be confined in hotels; special
fund of 1000 billion CFA to help households, diaspora and businesses; tax
reduction up to 200 billion CFA for private sector; 50 billion CFA to buy food
to help low income families and financial help to be evaluated and given to
press and media to support in present context because of change in their normal
programming and contents - these are roughly all measures taken.
People
are asked to confine within their respective regions. Public gatherings in all
forms are banned.
President
Macky Sall yesterday also met main opposition leaders at State House who have
representatives in the National Assembly to discuss about how to eradicate
covid-19 in Senegal.
They
were: Idrissa Seck, Ousman Sonko, Khalifa Sall, ex-mayor of Dakar, Malick Gakou
and Serign Modou Kara Mbacke.
