Zambia on Sunday announced it had discharged three people after they tested negative for Covid-19 as the country entered a third day without recording any new cases. The southern African country of 17 million people has 35 confirmed Covid-19 cases, according to official information. The country had shut down casinos, cinemas, schools and minimised people’s movements. Despite not going into a lockdown, Zambia has not witnessed a rapid spread -- a situation that can be partially attributed to lockdowns in neighbouring countries like Botswana and Zimbabwe. AdvertisementSouth Africa, Zambia’s main trading partner in the region, was also under a lockdown.

Source: Daily Nation April 06, 2020 03:29 UTC