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Gaborone, Botswana - 09 December 2020: Following the National Infection Prevention & Control (IPC) Training in Francistown, the Ministry of Health and Wellness (MOHW) in partnership with World Health Organization (WHO) conducted a two-day validation meeting on the Botswana National IPC Guidelines and to validate strategic documents which will guide the implementation of the IPC Plan. This guideline was developed by using WHO recommendations, based on currently available information on IPC and the current situation in Botswana.

08 December 2020 — Forty-six (46) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 3855 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to six thousand, two hundred, and thirty-seven (6237). To date, five thousand, seven hundred, and fifteen (5715) patients have recovered, including nineteen (19) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is four hundred and seventy-one (471) and fifty-one (51) deaths. 

07 December 2020 — Sixty-five (62) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 2182 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to six thousand, one hundred, and ninety-one (6191). To date, five thousand, six hundred, and ninety-six (5696) patients have recovered, with no one in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is four hundred and forty-four (444) and fifty-one (51) deaths. 
The new cases are in Kigali (50), Musanze (7), Rubavu (3), Ngororero (1), and Rusizi (1); heightened vigilance is required everywhere. 

06 December 2020 — Forty-five (45) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 1974 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to six thousand, one hundred, and twenty-nine (6129). To date, five thousand, five hundred, and ninety-six (5696) patients have recovered, with no one in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is three hundred and eighty-two (382) and fifty-one (51) deaths. 

The new cases are in Kigali (16), Musanze (21), Rusizi (3), Nyagatare (2), Rubavu (2), and Muhanga (1); heightened vigilance is required everywhere. 

05 December 2020 — Forty-one (41) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 3685 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to six thousand, and eighty-four (6084). To date, five thousand, five hundred, and ninety-six (5696) patients have recovered, including twenty-four (24) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is three hundred and thirty-seven (337) and fifty-one (51) deaths. 

The new cases are in Kigali (18), Rubavu (19), Kirehe (1), Nyagatare (1), Rusizi (1), and Gakenke (1); heightened vigilance is required everywhere. 

04 December 2020 — Twenty-two (32) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 3662 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to six thousand, and forty-three (6043). To date, five thousand, five hundred, and seventy-two (5672) patients have recovered, including seventy-six (76) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is three hundred and twenty (320) and fifty-one (51) deaths. The new death is a man Rwandan of 45 years old in Kigali. 

Francistown, Botswana - 4 December 2020: The Ministry of Health and Wellness (MOHW) in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO) conducted an eight-day training of trainers (TOTs) workshop in Francistown on Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) which targeted all the District Health Management Teams (DHMTs) across the country. The training was supported through the European Union Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid. The aim of the workshop was to prepare a team of Trainers to support the implementation of IPC practices.

03 December 2020 — Seventeen (17) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 3712 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to six thousand, and eleven (6011). To date, five thousand, five hundred, and ninety-six (5596) patients have recovered, including twenty-one (21) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is three hundred and sixty-five (365) and fifty (50) deaths. The new death is a man Rwandan of 45 years old in Kigali.