All Botswana's parliamentarians including President Mokgweetsi Masisi will be quarantined for 14 days and tested for the new coronavirus, after a health worker screening lawmakers for the virus herself tested positive. "The health worker had not shown any symptoms but had just taken a routine test. Masisi is himself a member of parliament and already had to self-isolate in March after a visit to Namibia. The lawmakers have the option to self-isolate at home or be taken to facilities designated by the government. Separately, regulations published in the government gazette on Thursday banned businesses from laying off staff during the state of emergency.

Source: The Star April 09, 2020 15:00 UTC