Rwanda’s Covid-19 cases are declining as the country ramps up its door-to-door vaccination campaign.

The Covid-19 immunization has been restricted to the village and family levels as part of the continuing nationwide vaccination program. The goal is to assist vulnerable persons who are unable to go to vaccination locations and to educate those who are unwilling to get the vaccine.

Teams of student volunteers, community leaders, and health experts are now going door to door in all districts to distribute the Covid-19 vaccination. The current campaign began on January 16th. It aims to immunize 1.5 million individuals by the end of January.

“The majority of those dying from the virus are the elderly in their 60s and 70s, who are likely too frail to get to vaccine locations.” “We have adequate vaccinations and capability to reach them, and that is our priority right now,” said Dr. Tharcisse Mpunga, State Minister in Charge of Primary Health Care.

300,200 patients have gotten their second dosage five days into the program. Vaccine doses per day went from an average of 20,000 to between 50,000 and 100,000 persons immunized each day. As of January 20, 6.6 million individuals have been completely vaccinated, with over 736,000 receiving booster doses.

Rwanda has observed a decrease in Covid-19 infections, which peaked over the holiday season. According to the World Health Organization’s African regional office, the decline is shared by other African nations, with cases falling by 20% and notified fatalities falling by 8%.

Rwanda’s infection rate has dropped to 3% from 6% in December, and daily documented cases have decreased from 600-900 to 300-600. Previously, the city Kigali had the largest number of new daily infections; now, records suggest that rural regions in Rwanda are currently the most impacted.

The cabinet meeting that updates the Covid-19 guidelines is set to convene shortly to examine the Covid guidelines.

The present standards provide for a curfew of 10 p.m.-4 a.m., and businesses, with the exception of bars, are permitted to shut at 9 p.m. Bars must shut by 8:00 p.m.

Vaccination requirements have also been enforced in all public services, occupations, transportation, schools, and public areas.

According to media reports, some Rwandans have fled to neighboring nations to avoid “forced” vaccination.

“It’s mostly due to their religious views.” We must continue to educate these folks and communicate accurate vaccination information. The dosages we employ are safe and should not jeopardize anyone’s beliefs. “At this time, we have all observed the vaccine’s success in reducing the number of Covid-19-related fatalities,” Dr. Tharcisse Mpunga remarked during a virtual news conference.

Approximately 100 Rwandans who had fled to the Democratic Republic of the Congo have returned.

The Covid mortality toll in Rwanda was at 1,422 as of Friday, with 27 fatalities occurring in the previous seven days.

According to Ministry of Health statistics, Rwanda reported 127,227 cases as of January 21, with 8,900 remaining active and 8 patients in serious condition.