By Pamela Mhlanga.
The Zvishavane District Hospital has been shut down after 25 nurses tested positive to Covid-19 and 3 officials from the district Registrar’s Office attached to the institution, tested positive to Covid-19.
On the July 13, 2020, Zvishavane District Hospital received eight PCR positive results of which two were of health care workers.
These results prompted the testing of other health care workers and other probable contacts within the hospital on the same day.
In an interview with YAFM, the Minister of state for Midlands Province, Senator Larry Mavima said most of the nurses are not showing any symptoms yet but they are self- isolating with some admitted at isolation and quarantine.
Minister Mavima said the hospital is now under quarantine with investigations underway to establish the source of the infections.
Health authorities in the province are now tracking down contacts of the 28 positive cases, including visiting their homes in and around Zvishavane. In total the Covid-19 cases have spiked up to 1 713, from which 841 were confirmed among returnees, mainly from South Africa.
Most of the returnees are causing the spike of the cases. Senator Mavima assured the residence that they are taking precautionary measures to stop the spread of the pandemic in the community. He urged residence to take preventive measures to avoid contracting the disease, as 25 deaths have been recorded so far. Let’s keep adhering to the Covid-19 measures in order to slow the spread of the virus at any cost.
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