By Tichaona Zambuko.
Harare. (News of The South) – Health and Child Care Minister Dr David Parirenyatwa confirmed that Zimbabwe had put into place protective measures to prevent the transmission of the deadly Ebola virus that has the whole World on alert.
Those suspected of carrying the virus will be put in isolation so they can be monitored for 21 days.
Dr Parirenyatwa was responding to a question from Mashonaland East chief Musarurwa who sought to know what Government was doing to contain the disease.
“We implore our people to stop travelling to those countries, we know Zimbabweans love travelling a lot.
“Those who come from those countries we are going to separate them and screen them for some time because Ebola’s incubation period is 21 days,”
The Zimbabwean government has raised concerns over prophets who claime to have the ability to cure HIV and AIDS, Diabetes and cancer as they are misleading people.
He warned people suffering from these ailments against discontinuing their medication.
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