Rwanda sees steep drop in COVID-19 infection since December

KIGALI, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Rwanda's COVID-19 infection rates have dropped drastically since December when the highly infectious Omicron variant drove up the figures, an official said Wednesday.

"We have seen new cases dropping considerably compared to December when we experienced the fourth wave due to the Omicron virus. A seven-day positivity rate has dropped from about 10 percent in December to 0.02 percent currently," the Ministry of Health spokesperson Julien Niyingabira told Xinhua.