Coronavirus: Ethiopian regional states impose ban on public transport

Four regional states in Ethiopia have imposed a ban on transport as part of coronavirus containment measures.

The regions are northern Tigray region (which has declared a state of emergency since last week), Oromia, Amhara and Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples region.

Prior to the last weekend, cases were recorded only in Addis Ababa. Oromia recorded two cases on Saturday whiles the first two in Amhara region were recorded on Monday.

The federal government led by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed closed all land borders even as the national flier, Ethiopian, continues a very scaled down operations of passenger flights concentrating more on freight.