HEALTH Minister Dr Chitalu Chilufya says two of the locally transmitted COVID-19 cases are individuals who hail from Chaisa and Jack Compounds.
And Dr Chilufya has announced that Zambia has in the last 24 hours recorded one more case of COVID-19 bringing the total to 36.
Meanwhile, Dr Chilufya says some government officials at PS level and higher are in quarantine because they may have been exposed to the virus.
Updating Vice-President Inonge Wina during a ministerial teleconference meeting today, Dr Chilufya said as a matter of urgency, government was dotting Chaisa, Emmasdale, Eureka area in Lilayi and Ibex Hill as risk areas where they desperately needed to interrupt the person to person transmission cycle.
Dr Chilufya said a driver who picked up the people who had travelled to Pakistan and a maid to one of them were among those who had tested positive for the virus, which was alarming because they came from densely populated areas; Chaisa and Jack Compound.
Meanwhile, Dr Chilufya said some high ranking government officials were in quarantine but before he could give more information, he was informed that the media was present in the meeting.
Vice-President Wina then guided him to save the details for tomorrow’s meeting.
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16 responses
GOD IS IN CONTROL
Have you seen what ba mwanye have done. This is all deliberate. Shame on these unpatriotic filthy Pakistanis. Ataase ifiko!
15 days Ago i was saying zambians should bê careful because covid19 Will arrive there but people laugh at me so now there at seeing what i wanted to say. Deilson from Brasil
Is this info here true?
I just need to be sure please
Just get the advise given by health sector
God help us
Only God can save us from this virus
Some companies are still operating my question is what is the government doing about it
The problem here is that ,the ministry is taking too long to do the door to door follow up on persons suspected to have been exposed to the virus in order to break the chain or the rate at which the virus is spreading
The information is touching may Allah help us.
How many hav been tested positive in ibex Pls? Am worried.
May know what medication are we adimistering to the petients.
It’s called ignorance, why people are still allowed to enter the country is ridiculous. Lives matter, money comes and goes, friendship comes and goes, homes come and go but one’s life is only given once until the return of Jesus Christ. #Stay home
It is sad to hear that the virus is spreading in high density areas. Drastic action is needed NOW or it will be too late to protect the population.
People don’t know where they can go for testing. And doing only 50 tests per day is not realistic in order to know what the situation is.
My relatives wanted to report very sick people but none of the on ZNBC numbers are responding.
Is the police checking whether people in quarantine are respecting the restrictions?
I’m getting very worried for me and my family and thinking of leaving this country.
Only God is the answer on this disease.
Government should just create a place near the airport so that all travellers who are coming in from elsewhere should remain for checkup and observations in a period of two without passing through our communities