BISSAU, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Guinea-Bissau on Tuesday reported 59 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the provisional number to 820 cases in the country, the country's health authorities announced.
Among 94 tests carried out in 24 hours, 59 cases came back positive, including 30 men and 29 women, Dionisio Cumba, coordinator of the Center for Emergency Health Operations and member of the Interministerial Commission for the Prevention and Control of COVID-19, announced during the daily briefing in Bissau.
The government of Guinea-Bissau announced to shorten the curfew hours to 8 p.m. to 6 a.m., but people are still only allowed to leave their homes between 7 a.m. and 2 p.m. to do their grocery shopping.
The President of Guinea-Bissau Umaro Sissoco Embalo decided on Monday to extend the state of emergency throughout the national territory until May 26 from zero o'clock on Tuesday.
The West African Portuguese-speaking country has already put in place several drastic measures to contain the spread of the virus, including the closing of borders, restaurants, bars, places of worship and schools, as well as the ban on gatherings and circulation of people.
So far, Guinea-Bissau has reported 820 cases of COVID-19, including three deaths and 26 recovery cases, since March 25.
The other Portuguese-speaking country in West Africa, Cape Verde, reported Tuesday only seven new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bring the total number of confirmed cases to 267, including two deaths and 58 recovered cases. Enditem
