A Covid-19 disaster is threatening the small southern African kingdom of Lesotho after revelations that the government released people who had tested positive for the virus from quarantine early. The Maseru bridge border post between Lesotho and South Africa. Photograph: Molise Molise/AFP/GettyOn Wednesday several minibuses transporting Basotho people without Covid-19 clearance certificates were stopped by the police in South Africa. Lesotho authorities have been overwhelmed because of the huge cross-border traffic with South Africa, where cases have also risen exponentially over the festive period. Cases are rising because people crossed [into Lesotho from South Africa] through illegal borders and are only being tested now when they are returning to South Africa.

Source: The Guardian January 08, 2021 07:52 UTC