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Mosques will reopen for prayer during the holy month of Ramadan, and churches may also accept worshipers.
FILE: Macky Sall, President of the Republic of Senegal. Image: United Nations photo.
DAKAR – Coronavirus restrictions will be eased in Senegal, President Macky Sall said Monday night, with the reduction of nightly curfews and the reopening of mosques.
While confirming that the rules would change on Tuesday, Sall said in a televised speech that Senegalese would need “to adapt individual and collective behavior” and “learn to live with the virus.”
He said COVID-19 disease would continue to circulate for at least another three months, even in the best case.
Under the new rules, curfews will run from 9:00 p.m. at 5:00 a.m., reducing the current restrictions by two hours.
Mosques will reopen for prayer during the holy month of Ramadan, and churches may also accept worshipers.
Markets and businesses, which have only been allowed to open a few days a week during closing, will now only have to be closed for one cleaning day each week.
Restrictions on public transportation will also be eased, although schools won’t start to open again until next month.
Senegal has been relatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, suffering 1,886 cases and 19 deaths, according to official figures.
The authorities did not impose a total blockade, but the borders were closed and travel between the main cities was prohibited.
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