BLOOMBERG: Kenya reported its first case of the coronavirus, a 27-year-old female national who had returned from the U.S. via London, Health Secretary Mutahi Kagwe said on Friday in a televised speech. “The case was confirmed on the 12th of March,” he said in the capital, Nairobi. “The patient is stable, her temperature has gone down to normal.”
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THE government of Lesotho has with immediate effect suspended in and outbound travel as it seeks to protect its citizens from Coronavirus infection, making it the first country in Africa to issue a travel ban as a result of the pandemic. By Michael Gwarisa In a statement, Lesotho Principal Secretary and National Contact Point, Mrs Motena Tsolo said the move has been driven by the growing cases of human to human Covid-19 infections elsewhere in the world. This correspondence serves to inform the SADC Secretariat that the Lesotho Government has…
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THE United Nations (UN) Secretary General (SG) Mr António Gutteres has called on governments across the globe to ramp up efforts to screen, monitor and manage the Coronavirus outbreak following the World Health Organisation (WHO) announcement of the bug now being a global pandemic. By Michael Gwarisa In a statement, Mr Gutteres called for calm while at the same time vigilance in the face of the pandemic which has already claimed more than 4629 lives in China and outside mainland China. All of us face a common threat – the…
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The World Health Organisation has declared the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) a global pandemic. The COVID-19 viral disease has swept into at least 114 countries and killed more than 4,000 people. “In the past two weeks, the number of cases of #COVID19 outside 🇨🇳 has increased 13-fold & the number of affected countries has tripled. “There are now more than 118,000 cases in 114 countries, & 4,291 people have lost their lives,” said DrTedros #coronavirus This is the first pandemic caused by coronavirus,” said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. As he…
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PARLIAMENTARIANS have raised concerns over Robert Gabriel Mugabe (RGM) International Airport’s preparedness to handle the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) should it come in Zimbabwe. By Kudakwashe Pembere These reveletaions were made during Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Health and Child Care tour of RGM International Airport and Wilkins Infectious Diseases Hospital on Wednesday. Speaking to the media after the tour, Parliament Health Committee chairperson Dr Ruth Labode said she had some concerns including Immigration officers at the airport wearing wrong masks. The officers wore surgical masks which are flat instead of N95…
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THE Health and Child Care Ministry says Zimbabweans should always be on the lookout for their daily coronavirus disease (COVID-19) updates only. By Kudakwashe Pembere Health Ministry Secretary Dr Agnes Mahomva said this during a parliamentary portfolio committee on health briefing on Tuesday. Her remarks come on the back of the public seeing the Ministry of Media, Information and Broadcasting Services’ Twitter handle and other sections of the media, social or not, having disseminated information which would likely cause panic. The Information Ministry has since corrected the information with guidance…
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THE 26 year old Thai man who made headlines yesterday after escaping from isolation has handed himself over to Wilkins hospital where he is currently being monitored. Harare City’s Health Director, Dr Prosper Chonzi told ZTN that they are currently detaining him. “We are keeping him until we get results. Physically his temperature is normal and he doesn’t have any symptoms. The police are happy that he is now back at Wilkins Hospital,” he said. Share on:
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A suspected Thailand national who was admitted at Wilkins Hospital after presenting with Coronavirus like symptoms has escaped isolation, a City Health department official has said. By Michael Gwarisa City of Harare City Health Director, Dr Prosper Chonzi said the suspect was smuggled by his father from the hospital. It is sad that the patient in question had to escape treatment. He had completed the incubation process, and upon arrival at the hospital for admission, while medical officers were escorting him to the isolation room, he was whisked away by…
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ZIMBABWE Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Trust founder Angelica Mkorongo says young adult women suffering from OCD are more forthcoming when seeking support than men. By HealthTimes Reporter Zimbabwe OCD Trust is an organization providing awareness and support while destigmatizing this disease and other mental health disorders. Mrs Mkorongo in an interview last week said it was encouraging to see these young women taking charge of their lives, seeking help before the condition gets worse. “I’m finding that more women are coming forward than men. Men usually find it harder to admit…
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THE Ministry of Health and Child Care is working to improve mental health services in its institutions venturing into training of mental health in districts. By Kuda Pembere According to its mental health strategic plan 2019 to 2023, Government sought to train provincial mental health officers, a feat they achieved last year. In an interview with Health Ministry’s deputy director for mental health services Dr Sacrifice Chirisa said they capacitated mental health officers manning provincial health institutions last year. Government as of last year has provincial mental health officers in…
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