More Than 20 CIMAS Employees Test Positive For COVID-19, Company Closes All Walk-in Services

AT least 22 CIMAS Medical Aid  employees have tested positive for COVID-19, a move which has pushed CIMAS to close all Medical Aid walk in centres. By Michael Gwarisa One of the company’s receptionist tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday this week, prompting a random testing session which unearthed the other 21 cases. CIMAS Medical Aid Chief Executive Officer Mr Vulindlela Ndlovu said in a statement that contact tracing and testing subsequently revealed that other members of staff had been exposed to the virus as they had been in the…

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Prohibition Of Service Provision By Medical Aid Societies Challenged

CIMAS Group Chief Executive Officer Mr Vuli Ndlovu on Thursday vented his reservations on the Medical Aid Regulatory Bill prohibiting medical aid societies into service provision. By Kudakwashe Pembere With medical service providers lobbying for this move, the Health and Child Care Minister Dr Obadiah Moyo has pushed for this bill to be approved by Cabinet. Speaking at an information campaign launch at CIMAS head office, Mr Ndlovu said he is against the prohibition part. “The next issue I want to say on the bill is the story coming out…

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