Friday, March 29, 2024

Presidential call for all Zambians to begin wearing face masks welcomed

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The Medical for Quality Healthcare in Zambia has welcomed the presidential call for all Zambians to begin wearing face masks when in public.

Organisation Director General Dr Quince Mwabu says this is a good preventive measure against Covid 19 ,and the President must be commended for this pronouncement.

Dr Mwabu said because some citizens may not manage to immediately buy the masks, the Ministry of Health should purchase the masks using donated funds from various entities.

He emphasised that these masks should then freely be distributed to poor Zambians.

Dr Mwabu said this is the surest way of affording all Zambians with these Important protective masks.

He has saluted the Minister of Health ,Dr Chitalu Chilufya ,and all the front liners in the fight against the Corona Virus for the great works and tireless efforts they have put in place to combat this dreaded disease.

Dr Mwabu said the country is recording many discharges because of the hard work and patriotism by the Minister and health workers in Zambia.

He said these heroes and heroines deserve maximum support and encouragement.

He has appealed to the Ministry of Health and other Ministries to facilitate the use of all government vehicles in sensitizing Zambians in all districts ,especially rural areas.

“We need sensitizations using the 7 major local languages, to make the majority of our people understand measures against Covid 19 pandemic. Our view is that the majority of our people in rural areas have very little information about the disease”, he said.

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  1. People or doctors you call your selves, Can you see that there is no scientific evidence in wearing masks reducing the spread but its about fluid strikes. Its only social distancing and hygiene methods that are closing this covid down, Mas are being banned in other places or maybe they are Comin from china. You will cry in three months that we should have let bowman lusambo lead the social distancing programme. 190 billion spent and only to realize its lusambos formula working . over 3million in fines now here

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  2. Please check those masks. over 600,000 were withdrawn last las and only being resissued after serious examination. Just google masks withdrawn in Australai. I think there is a problem that we all don’t know about

  3. If you didn’t let us criticise the President when he fu.cked us allowing people to come in without mandatory quarantine by GRZ, don’t ask us commend him for calling citizens to wear masks.
    By the way, President is only calling for masks because PF chitenge cutout masks, there is other reason. President’s history speaks for itself, he’s a political dribbler and cannibal who will leave no stone unturned for the sake of his political goals.
    This is a fact.

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  4. Masks must be issued freely at all entrances to the Malls, Hospitals, All public buses must be to issue masks to the passengers free of Charge.
    All public offices including govt offices , councils should have masks to isue freely. The councils through their market committees must issue masks to all marketeers at all markets. LUSAMBO must then move in to ensure compliance!!

  5. Africa and Zambia should come to the realization that the world in and after COVID-19 will no longer be the same. The COVID-19 present a great opportunity to rethink trade and investments. There is a great need for creation of localized production, value and supply chains. The localized trade should be the start and center for future trade and investment.

  6. Cat power and the rest of the doubters, this is Zambia and just like any other country we have our own specialists and approach. The effect of this virus is unique to each country. So it is very dull to expect us to follow the approach taken by your adopted homes in diaspora where thousands are dying. The face mask plays a role especially to frontline staff and also those that may be infected to reduce chance of viral spread. No one said a face mask will 100 percent protect you. Not even a condom is 100 percent protective. So it is dull to put all your life on this. We are saying continue following all guidelines of social distancing and also combine it with masks. What is so difficult about that ? People in diaspora have agenda to see zambian die. You devils won’t manage

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  7. We don’t want your cheap chitenge PF branded masks. Never to hell with your politicizing of corona virus disease.

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  8. Evil branded masks for campaign are also available and probably mandatory to those who detest the very Demon that donated them. What kind of people are these demons who choose to turn a devastating situation into a campaign venture when normal people are sympathizing and emphasizing with those who have lost their loved ones to the pandemic?

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  9. “Presidential call for all Zambians to begin wearing face masks welcomed.”-LT

    fall on deaf ears. Be ignored or disregarded.

    Lusaka’s stock exchange
    Stagnant since current PF administration took office because of issuing uncertainty statements.

    We listened , when he told us his going to different countries to bring investment. Where is Lusaka’s stock exchange today.

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  10. KZ insulting well meaning citizens will not insulate you as public enemy of Zambia. You or impostor, Zambians will not forget that you have harassed, beaten, maimed, humiliated, kidnapped, fired guns and shot Zambians and dehumanise Zambians. Zambians deserve justice and time is coming to get it. Cleansing yourself on this site will not wash up, records, living witnesses exist and testimonies will be in your face.

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  11. Munadekahne i am not afraid of any man only the father in heaven. You don’t have to wait for PF to be removed from power to take me to court. If you have the evidence why haven’t you brought it forward? Will the evidence suddenly appear when PF are out of power ? Do you see how incoherent you sound? Don’t let your personal hate and jealousy of me influence your political views.

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  12. We hear that the UK now wants to introduce mandatory mask wearing. This is after our president has already announced this. We had diasporans criticising this decision. Now watch the diasporans change course and agree with their colonial masters. Just because a westerner has told them what to do they will follow like blind ship. And yet when a fellow African tells them, them it must be wrong. They have been taught to hate themselves. Inferiority complex. Very sad.

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  13. Catpower – I disagree on your point regarding wearing masks in Zambia especially where social distancing can not be put in practice on a public transport that comes in the form of a some family estate vehicle – Toyota Hiace. The only problem with the PF govt is not sensitizating people on how to wear them even ministers dont know to wear them and a cutout PF chitenge is not effective you might as well wear a dust mask.

    NB: Please ignore the horrid impostor on the thread…let the Roach watch BBC News on the telly in his council flat in the UK whilst he is on furlong leave and debate with himself through cloning accounts.

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  14. Stop wearing G-strings as masks.
    PF masks brands look good. UPND and Socialists Party look similar but more fashionable that PF.
    I haven’t seen blue MMD masks yet.

  15. KZ. There is overwhelming evidence of your evil actions you subjected Zambians to. PF government is in possession of all the evidence submitted to it by victims and living evidence exist but which courts can redress these victims and claimants. The same courts you blatantly ignore to respect with the knowledge of president Edgar Chagwa Lungu, yet you claim no offences have been brought to any court of law against you. KZ you want to continue hoodwinking Zambians – check mate

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  16. Supported Mr President, it is a must. We appreciate you for showing strong and committed leadership in this fight.

    When, not if, COVID-19 is defeated in Zambia under your leadership, I think tackling the economy will be chicken feed for you, PROVIDED we divorce politics from economics, encourage and nit destroy the private sector including the mines, listen to experts and experienced Zambian luminaries who have offered their advice in recent days, and most importantly probably “update” your current sources of advice who clearly have led your government astray leaving us where we are now.
    If you do these things, 2021 is there for your taking, easily.

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  17. This is not a joke, have worked for the for NHS 23 years now,this is the worst l have seen, country will never be the same again. Worried for zambian especially winter coming up, zambia cannot cope with the virus outbreak,in meantime whilst on the lockdown I will chill out to pinkfloyd

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  18. Dr. Chitalu Chilufya is not one of my favourite politicians or leader, however I must commend him for the way he has been vigilante to disseminate information on corona virus and what we must do to avoid being it’s victim.

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