The restrictions prohibit shaking hands, not wearing a mask in a public place, seating more than three people at a table or not keeping “two adult steps” – around six feet – apart. “Now it is as if COVID is no longer there, the public is not taking care,” Health Minister Lia Tadesse tweeted on Thursday. The health ministry has recorded 91,118 COVID-19 cases, 1,384 deaths and 44,506 recoveries so far. Ethiopia also postponed its regional and parliamentary elections scheduled for August due to the outbreak. But many African leaders are urging vigilance, concerned that any surge in cases could overwhelm rickety public health systems.

Source: Ethiopian News October 23, 2020 17:36 UTC