Sudan extends Khartoum curfew to slow virus

Sudan extended a curfew in and around the capital Khartoum for 10 days from yesterday as coronavirus cases mount, state media reported.

The Sudanese health ministry has so far reported 1,111 Covid-19 cases including 59 deaths, with Khartoum state hardest hit.

Authorities intially imposed a curfew in Khartoum for three weeks from April 18. With its twin city Omdurman, the capital has a population of more than five million.