TAKING ACTION: Fumigation at the taxi rank (pic:NWDC)
In the last week of January only, Maun region has registered a total of 69 new COVID-19 cases. The whole of January alone a total of 483 cases and 20 deaths were confirmed in Ngamiland.
Giving an update on COVID-19 status in the region Ngami District Management team acting coordinator Dr Sandra Maripe -Ebutswe revealed that currently 1347 people are held in home quarantine in the Ngami district while Okavango DHMT has confirmed 567 cases to date.
“Currently we have a total of 192 actives cases in Ngami and 40 active cases in the Okavango District. Of highlight, for the North West District Maun, Shakawe and Gumare are the leading villages in terms of disease burden,” revealed Ebutswe.
The longhouses are under a movement control order, with different dates applying for each longhouse.
The 12 longhouses are Rumah Benjamin, Rumah Jelani, Rumah Tibu, Rumah Maria Bukong, Rumah Roma, Rumah Anthony Ikus, Rumah Dim, Rumah Engkulau, Rumah Katerina, Rumah Manggie, Rumah Samsudin, and Rumah Lee Kok Sing.
Kanowit district police chief Dep Supt Tega Bilong on Thursday (Jan 21) advised the people not to panic even though there had been a spike in cases as these longhouses are locked down.
Each longhouse is guarded by two Rela members while police carry out regular patrols of the 12 longhouses. We want community leaders and heads of Village Development Committees to help monitor their respective longhouses as well. This is to ensure that no residents will try to sneak out undetected, he said.