Confirmed cases = 48

Number of deaths = 1

Recoveries = 24

Active cases = 23

John Hopkins Uni stats valid as of June 12, 2020

June 7: Days of prayer ends today

President Eric Masisi’s call for national prayers in efforts against COVID-19 ends today.

Total confirmed cases = 40

Total recoveries = 23

Total deaths = 1

Active cases = 16

Figures valid as of close of day June 6, 2020

June 1: President tests negative – again

The government this morning announced that President Eric Masisi was due to be released from home quarantine after testing negative for COVID-19.

Major incidents covered previously:

June 1: President tests negative – again

May 31: Tourism top on president’s agenda as reopening continues

May 25: govt prioritize data amid stay away campaign

May 20: Extreme social distancing ends, country zoned

May 19: president in Harare for SADC meeting

May 13: More recoveries, ex-prez leads local donors

May 11: capital Gaborone declared high-risk area, ‘quarantined’

May 10: Regulations on resumption of road transport

May 8: Steve Harvey’s donation arrives, relaxed lockdown starts

May 6: Phased lifting of lockdown starting May 8

May 1: Face masks compulsory in public, shared spaces

April 23: All MPs released from quarantine after tests

April 14: Cabinet donates 10% of salaries towards COVID-19 relief fund

April 10: stubborn MPs moved into govt supervised quarantine

April 9: Tally rises to 13, all MPs placed under quarantine

April 1: Botswana president tests negative

March 22: President in coronavirus self-isolation after Namibia trip

May 31: Tourism top on president’s agenda as reopening continues

Government has prioritized reviving the country’s tourism sector as the gradual reopening of the economy continues after a virus lockdown.

Full address – Presidential update on government response to coronavirus pandemic

Total confirmed cases = 35

Total recoveries = 20

Total deaths = 1

Active cases = 14

Figures valid as of close of day May 31, 2020

May 25: govt prioritize data amid stay away campaign

The Botswana government is emphasizing data collection at public and private business places as a key plank in the fight against the pandemic.

Total confirmed cases = 35 (new cases = 5)

Total recoveries = 19

Total deaths = 1

Active cases = 15

Figures valid as of close of day May 24, 2020

May 20: Extreme social distancing ends, country zoned

Government announced an end to extreme social distancing on Wednesday signaling the end of Three Phases of lockdown.

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