
DR Congo declares COVID-19 emergency after deaths
Borders are closed and travel banned to and from the capital after four people die from virus and more than 50 new cases are confirmed.
Four people have died in the Democratic Republic of the Congo from the new coronavirus, and more than 50 new cases have been confirmed. President Felix Tshisekedi has declared an emergency.
Borders are closed and travel to and from the capital, Kinshasa, has been banned.
Al Jazeera’s Malcolm Webb reports.
Published On 27 Mar 2020