He has every reason to be worried.
Over the last few weeks, Thebe-ea-Khale has seen a frightening surge in Covid-19 deaths in Lesotho.
In the early 1990s, Thebe-ea-Khale saw HIV/AIDS mow down Basotho when the disease was at its peak.
But he says Covid-19 could be the worst.
Of course, Thebe-ea-Khale does not make this statement lightly. He was there in the 1990s and has been around in the last few weeks as Covid-19 spread furiously across the country.
The results are evident all over – in packed mortuaries.
Thebe-ea-Khale says it is an undeniable fact that there has been a surge in the number of Covid-19-related deaths in Lesotho.