The Chadian government has locked down capital city Ndjamena for the first time since COVID-19 hit the country.
President Idris Deby has also declared a dusk to dawn curfew in the country due to rising infections.
With a daily increase of at least 19 infections, Chad’s 2,113 COVID-19 cases since March has seen at least 104 deaths.
The new lockdown will see the city’s borders being closed while airspaces are also being shut down. Cargo flights are however allowed to operate.
Schools, universities and public gatherings have been banned with gatherings of more than 10 people also restricted by the government.
The Central African country has recorded more than 1600 cases since the outbreak of the disease.
More than 2.7million cases of COVID-19 have been recorded across Africa, with more than 64,000 deaths reported according to statistics by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (ACDC).
