U.S., March 28 -- Prime Minister Ambrose Mandvulo Dlamini of Eswatini, formerly Swaziland addresses his nation in implementing restrictions, including the closure of borders after 9 cases of COVID-19 were recorded in the kingdom. No one died in Eswatini so far.

Today the Kingdom of Eswatini joined the rest of the world and more than 2.5 billion people globally to observe a partial lockdown and, for others, a full lockdown - to combat a common enemy, the coronavirus. This is unchartered territory for the Kingdom and the world, a time when our resolve and collective effort to control the spread of a virus that has gained unsavoury reputation is put to the test.

The partial lockdown that has been affected across the country today is a nece...