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On 27 July, the second Botswana death via COVID-19 was reported. [23] On 31 July, the Greater Gaborone zone had come under lock down for the third time after a steep uptick of COVID-19 locally transmitted cases. The lockdown was expected to take a period of two weeks. [24] By the end of the month, the total number of confirmed cases was 894.
President Masisi called for a six-month state of emergency while the country battles the COVID-19 outbreak. On 8 April 2020, cabinet members and members of Botswana's parliament were exposed to a COVID-19 infected health care worker who was screening them for COVID-19. As a result, all lawmakers, including President Masisi, went into quarantine ...
20 March – All schools are closed due to worries of the spread of COVID-19. [15] 23 March – Botswana closes its borders following the first COVID-19 fatality in neighbouring Zimbabwe. [16] 25 March– A 78-year-old woman who was suspected of having COVID-19 died in Ramotswa. A few days after her death, the results came back positive making ...
The US delivers Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines to Botswana as part of the COVAX program in 2021 In August, the chief executive officer of former president Ian Khama 's SKI Khama Foundation issued a statement to the effect that the foundation had secured two million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine and two million doses of the Pfizer ...
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Botswana: As of 1 December 2020, citizens from all countries are welcome in Botswana under regular visa laws, all passengers must have a negative COVID-19 test within 72 hours before arrival. [ 137 ] Cape Verde : As of 12 October 2020, Cape Verde is officially open for tourism.
On 17 February, Seif Sharif Hamad, 77, Vice President of Zanzibar died of acute pneumonia related to COVID-19. [177] President John Magufuli died of a heart condition on 17 March, although many suspect it was COVID-19 related. Doctors express hope that the new president will bring positive change to the way the pandemic is addressed. [178]
On 15 November 2018, the Government of Botswana announced that tourists would be able to obtain visas on arrival from 24 November 2018. [7] [8] The plan was put on hold on 27 November 2018. [9] Visa on arrival for Indians was made official in 2019. [10]