The President of the Republic, Filipe Nyusi, will address the nation today, at 7:30 p.m., on the situation of public calamity.
The last communication of the Head of State to the nation was on March 4 on the Situation of Public Calamity. On that date, health notified 775 new cases of COVID-19, six deaths and 280 recovered.
By March 4, Maputo city remained the epicenter of the pandemic, followed by Maputo province and Sofala province, respectively.
Compared to the two previous months, January and February, the numbers were lower, but the Head of State decided to maintain most of the measures of the decree announced on February 4, with emphasis on: Mandatory curfew from 9 pm to 4 am, closure of places of worship, conferences, meetings and religious celebrations for a period of 30 days throughout the national territory, a ban on social events and a restriction of the period of operation of all large commercial establishments from 9 am to 7 pm.
Meanwhile, the Head of State authorized the resumption of classes in all subsystems of education, from March 22, observing the COVID-19 prevention measures.
After 30 days of the March decree, the country shows, once again, signs of improvement and control of the pandemic.
Yesterday, April 4, the country recorded 144 positive cases, no deaths, 159 recovered individuals, two new hospitalizations. The number of active cases went from 16,210 in March to 10,209 in April.
