Numerous countries around the world have adopted similar measures to try to counter Covid-19
Martin Fayulu has appealed to the Constitutional Court to annul the provisional result which awarded victory to his opposition rival Felix Tshisekedi
But there are fears that Felix has been co-opted by Joseph Kabila, who controls the electoral commission
Since his father founded the UDPS in 1982, the party has served as an opposition mainstay in the DRC
The country is in flux over a thrice-delayed presidential vote
The DRC has never had a peaceful transition of power since independence from Belgium in 1960, and bloodshed marred elections in 2006 and 2011
The vote crowns two years of turmoil, sharpening worries that the fragile giant of central Africa may once more spiral into violence
Twenty-one candidates are running to replace Kabila, whose hand-picked successor Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary is one of the front-runners
At stake in the vote is political stewardship of a mineral-rich country that has never known a peaceful transition of power since independence
Teaching staff and aid workers fear that children who walk around freely in the village pose a risk far worse than they would pose in a classroom