The Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) has called on truck drivers leaving COVID-19 isolation centers after their 14 days quarantine period elapses to cooperate with the officers escorting them.
RSTA Chief Executive Officer Gladwell Banda says the Agency is doing everything possible to ensure the drivers have a smooth passage from the centers to their destinations.
Speaking to ZNBC news in Livingstone shortly after inspecting truck driver situation at Livingstone Institute of Business and Engineering studies LIBES, a designated isolation center, Mr. Banda said the agency understands the inconvenience the drivers have had to go through.
He, however, said the 14 days plus quarantine is very important for the drivers and the people they will be meeting afterward.
Mr. Banda said the Agency has mobilized human resources from other parts of the country to ensure that the drivers are escorted without any challenges.
And one of the truck drivers, Lazarous Sapalo, who has just been released after been certified COVID-19 free after 14 days quarantine period says he is happy that he can finally go home.
Mr. Sapalo, border truck driver says being away from his friends and family for 14 days has not been easy especially due to an imposed isolation.
He also bemoaned the poor sanitary conditions in quarantine centers at Kazungula Border Post.
Meanwhile, Kazungula District Commissioner Pascalina Musokotwane said the district is aware of the challenges facing the isolated truck drivers.
She said one of the immediate measures government has put up is to relocate the drivers from Kazungula to LIBES where sanitary conditions are favorable.
The District Commissioner added that the government is also looking at ways of helping the driver in isolation with food among other needs.
Thank you guys for doing a good job.his excellency and myself are proud
ba LT blocking everyone now you have only this fool commenting alone
Please read the following article on your comments https://www.lusakatimes.com/2018/12/18/lt-where-is-my-comment/
Good job and continue observin the measures set,
Quarantine on the cheap the Chilufya’s way meanwhile cross infecting everyone
Once you enter into the negative mode the positive news is not good news for you.
This is very unfair for the drivers and the supply of goods into /out of Zambia, the driver will now have to do 14 days in Bots and then another 14days in SA. why not solve the whole issue and cost by dropping the wagon off in Kuzangula and a Zamban horse and driver take it through Zambia and the foreign driver takes wagons south bound. no risk of virus, goods get delivered,and Zambians get jobs driving. win win for all. But i guess in Zambia thats too hard to work out.
Stupidity with No Brains. Who do you quarantine people in horrible conditions? They will get Coronavirus from these cells. It’s so stupid that people do things for showoffs.