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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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