{"id":23077,"date":"2021-02-07T20:05:13","date_gmt":"2021-02-07T20:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/?p=23077"},"modified":"2021-02-07T20:05:13","modified_gmt":"2021-02-07T20:05:13","slug":"covid-19-scare-hurts-african-rally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/all-news\/covid-19-scare-hurts-african-rally","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 SCARE HURTS AFRICAN RALLY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>AfricaPress-Tanzania:<\/strong> The covid19 pandemic has continued to hurt African m o t o rs p o r t with the forced postponement of the Mountain Gorilla Rwanda rally.<\/p>\n<p>The second round of the 2021 Africa Rally Championship was scheduled for March 20-21.<\/p>\n<p>Tanzania will host the fourth round of ARC on July 25th and 26th this year, and the organisers have not issued the statement as the country has almost dealt a blow to covid-19 scare.<\/p>\n<p>However, it is just a suspension as the event will be set for a later date. The decision by the RAC was due to the increasing number of Covid-19 cases in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, the Rwanda government announced a two-week lockdown in the capital Kigali. The lockdown could be extended following evaluations later this month.<\/p>\n<p>The postponement now puts Kenya\u2019s Equator Rally as the first African Rally Championship event this year.<\/p>\n<p>It is scheduled for April 24-25. Due to Covid-19 restrictions in different countries, the 2020 Africa Rally Championship was carried forward into 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Only one event; the Rallye Bandama in Ivory Coast had been covered before the pandemic last year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AfricaPress-Tanzania: The covid19 pandemic has continued to hurt African m o t o rs p o r t with the forced postponement of the Mountain Gorilla Rwanda rally. The second round of the 2021 Africa Rally Championship was scheduled for March 20-21. 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