Headline: Churches and Mosques to be reopened
Senegal is easing coronavirus restrictions starting on Tuesday, including the reopening of Churches and Mosques.
Mosques are now open for Muslims for prayers during the holy month if Ramadan, and churches will also be allowed to receive worshippers.
The night- time curfew has also been reduced by two hours and will now run from 21:00 to 5:00 local time.
Markets and businesses, which have only be allowed to be open a few days during the lockdown, will now only need to be closed for a day's cleaning each week.
In a late address on Monday, the president Macky Sall said that Senegalese people would need to "adapt individual and collective behaviour" and "learn to live with the virus".
The announcement came as the country recorded 177 new cases on Monday, the highest jump in a single day since the first cases was recorded on 2 March.
Senegal has so far recorded 1,886 coronavirus cases in total, including 19 deaths.
The new measures came amid a push to find a way to balance publy health with economic realities, with the virus causing loss of jobs and a slow down in activity in the continent.
Credit: citinewsroom.com
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