Muchinga Province Minister Malozo Sichone has directed that no passenger buses coming from Lusaka and Copperbelt provinces will be allowed to enter Nakonde district.
The temporal ban which will last for 14 days is with effect from tomorrow Thursday, April 30, 2020.
Mr. Sichone said the directive to halt the movement of all buses from the Copperbelt and Lusaka provinces is aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19 in the province and allow massive screening for the virus in the border town.
He added that banning buses from entering and leaving Nakonde district will protect the province from recording any case of coronavirus as health workers get on the ground to conduct massive screening.