Remarks by U S Ambassador Lisa Johnson at the USAID COVID-19 Laboratory Equipment Handover
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U S Donates Laboratory Equipment to Test for COVID-19 | U S Embassy in Namibia
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04 February 2021 | Health
VIOLATING OUR RIGHTS: The Ovaherero traditional authority has disputed the Covid-19 burial protocols implemented by the government, claiming they are unconstitutional. PHOTO: File
ESTER KAMATI
OTJIWARONGO
The Ovaherero traditional authority has disputed the Covid-19 burial protocols implemented by the government, claiming they are unconstitutional and out of line with international best practice.
In a letter addressed to President Hage Geingob on Tuesday, the traditional authority said their communities were appalled when confronted with the protocols enforced by the health ministry. Community leaders have supported the government through the fight against Covid-19 and, according to them, encouraged their communities to adhere to protocols.
22 January 2021 | Health
SKELETON STAFf: Hospitals countrywide are short-staffed as more health workers test positive for the coronavirus. Photo: Tuyeimo Haidula
TUYEIMO HAIDULA
OSHAKATI
Oshikoto Region health workers make up more than half of the 1 488 who have tested positive for coronavirus in Namibia.
Health ministry executive director Ben Nangombe has issued a statement in response to a recent newspaper article, denying that many of the employees had contracted the virus at work.
The hardest hit district is Onandjokwe, with 525 cases, followed by Tsumeb district with 299 and Omuthiya with 200 cases.
Nangombe said ambulance drivers, doctors, nurses, radiographers, cleaners, a data clerk and a health assistant were among the Covid-19 cases identified in the Onandjokwe district.