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5 New COVID-19 Cases Recorded out of 926 Tests Conducted in the last 24 hours

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Health Minister Dr. Chitalu Chilufya has disclosed that 5 more COVID-19 cases have been recorded in the last 24 hours out of 926 tests conducted bringing the cumulative number of cases now to 124.

Speaking at the latest COVID-19 update, Dr. Chilufya disclosed that 3 cases are from Lusaka, 1 from mass screening from Kafue while the other one is from a truck driver from a foreign jurisdiction.

He said cumulatively cases now stand at 124, 78 recoveries, 3 deaths, and 46 active cases, all stable including the 3 months old baby whose condition he said has tremendously improved and that the number of COVID-19 recoveries has risen to 78 after 3 more patients were discharged in the last 24 hours.

A Power Tools Bus coming from Chavuma to Lusaka carrying 19 passengers on the Banks of the River at Mundanya Bridge in Manyinga District of North Western Province.
A Power Tools Bus coming from Chavuma to Lusaka carrying 19 passengers on the Banks of the River at Mundanya Bridge in Manyinga District of North Western Province.

And Dr. Chilufya on a sad note announced that Zambia has lost a bold and gallant soldier in the fight against COVID-19, Ian Mutambo aged 24.

He disclosed that the dedicated health worker and Biomedical Scientist traveled duty-bound on the Power Tools bus from Solwezi that plunged into the Kabompo River on 2nd May 2020.

“It is indeed a very sad moment for all of us” announced Dr. Chilufya and said a full report will be given after all the investigations are concluded and assured that all other matters relating to compensation among others will be done administratively.

Dr. Chilufya on the community conducted in Rhodes park surveillance announced that 1,190 people were screened.

He said more health personnel have been trained in various sectors so that sample collection and response is enhanced.

“The strategy in the COVID-19 is finding the case, and quarantining to avoid continuity of new infections,” he said the government has continued to stockpile PPE’s to protect the medical personnel.

Meanwhile, Dr. Chilufya has thanked the media for playing a huge role in the fight against Coronavirus. He said this in commemoration of the World Press Freedom Day being commemorated today under the theme “Journalism without fear or favour”.

He described the media and heroes and heroines in the COVID-19 fight through the provision of timely and accurate information and further encouraged them to be ethical and professional in their line of duty

27 COMMENTS

  1. Where most of these tests done at Meryburg.?

    Meryburg is very much inaccessible to most ‘Poor people’ and inshs0ect those who went there went there to simply clear their anxieties.

    I think those tests could have made sense if they did swabs at Makeni or embassy mall, or at chama and matero markets, get the samples and take them to Meryburg.

    If we are to control the virus, we must know its profile in populated settlements, and not among those who ate able to drive themselves to less dense areas in their vehicles to get tested.Dr Chilufya, take up this matter. Follow mass testing in common places.Do random mass test at julian or soweto market

  2. DR,am happy with fighting spirit on convid 19…but my concerned is on the number new development…why cant you lockdown inter provinces then do th screening?am sure it csn help us as the country not the way screening is done. Secondly sample collection from sampling centre to sampling destination,why not trsport them with air looking at the gud number of donation done,u can not fail to hire a chopper…

  3. I’m also happy with the consistency and fighting spirit displayed by our health authorities in Zambia. Underrated by some but appreciated by many. Needless to mention, Zambians are undoubtedly fighters too! The low death toll and high recovery rate speaks for itself. I think the Wuhan virus is having a tough time to spread amongst the population.

    Sad to hear about the health worker who passed in the accident. That just shows the irony of life – escaping Covid-19 just to fall to a road accident or even stage 4 cancer for others. Only God guarantees full protection.

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  4. Okay Dr Chitalu Chilufya Bwana Minister, we thank you for the updates. However, I think at this moment you need to handover to the PR team at your Ministry for these routine announcements, except for new critical info. You’ve confined yourself to giving statements, that’s not the only job for the Minister. Can you get out and inspect how prepared facilities are nationwide. The cold season has come so we expect an upsurge. It’s your job to ensure that health facilities are ready. There are reports of minibus drivers lending passengers masks just to comply with the requirement in order not to be impounded by Kanganja’s boys. These masks are collected on disembarking and given to other would be passengers. They’re recycling the same masks! Can you use the money you’ve been given to…

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  5. Can you use the money you’ve been given to save lives? Don’t keep it at Ndeke House, mambala iwe! The war on COVID-19 has just began, so get out of that cocoon. You can’t reduce the entire Ministry to press statements. Can you marshal all health service providers and care givers. Don’t you’ve budget constraints

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  6. The number of tests have gone up a notch. This is what we have been working tirelessly for. It is good to see improvement in this regard. We thank the minister for their resilience in very challenging times. You are doing a great job and every zambian is indebted to you apart from the minority of angry demon possessed diasporans. Kz

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    • Its good to note that you have now been reduced to a mere blogger. That’s how life situations does to humble people. Atleast we have no reports of violence from you Sir. God bless you though.

  7. Chilufya carries on cooking data…meanwhile he is letting junior staff transport samples via public transport whilst he is still on cash donations and government contingency fund.

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  8. Zambia has 124 covid 10 cases with very low testing numbers.The direction of these stats are not looking good.

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  9. Good news, despite big number of testings the cases which came out are low that is 5 of which only 4 were local transmission. This is so because of the efforts to stop local transmission by great men and women under the leadership of Dr Chilufya commanded by ECL

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  10. If these numbers were “cooked” as someone is insinuating, then we would definately see masses storming into hospitals (leading to a collapse of the health system) and more dying from home as in other hotspots around the world. Let’s just agree that our leaders in Zambia have managed to prevent the health system from being overwhelmed, which is exactly what all other countries are aiming at.

    Same argument goes for insufficient testing.

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  11. Tarino Orange how is Dr Chilufya cooking data. You mean people from field, laboratories which includes professors are cooking data and presenting fake information. Tarino you seem to very backward in understanding things. Let me give you this simple process. From screening and collection of swabs, laboratory testing to presentation of information at Ndeke house when is cooking data done?

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  12. Tarino alipena mambala uyo. Follow him at your own risk. People like tarino only blog for attention because you can tell he hates it when am here as I get a lot more attention. People like tarino are the kuyimonensha ta type of people. He is only barely surviving in his one room bedsit in UK and yet when he comes to visit Zambia he will make you think he is a CEO and yet the British taxpayers are funding his life. Kz

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  13. @Ayatola, you have hit the nail on the head! I am equally wondering why our Minister can’t get his PR to carry on with these updates. Could it be issues of Greed for Allowances? Or is there a big secret that needs to be carefully guarded? It can explain why there is no updates on how donations are being used. I am sure Audits will bring out some interesting patterns of expenditure and Allowances will be top on the list! Learn to Delegate you Zambians!

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  14. It is not necessary for this man to be updating us ,he should give it to the PR and concentrate on serious issues of how his ministry will procure more testing kits and test more people from the same affected areas

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  15. Lamexks and chikubabe. When the president was not on TV you was complaining ati he is not serious. Now you want a junior person to present the same issues. Please just sit down…. Up and down chaps

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  16. @ voice of reasoning that’s how these people are. They have nothing on Doc and they were expecting to hear that Zambians were dying like flies…..but thank God for the resilience the medical team have shown. lol Nowander I call them prophets of Doom.

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  17. Chikubabe this presentation is not like any normal there is some technical language involved. It is better to have a presenter with background knowledge of medical issues. A lot of people who come to donate don’t even know what are donating just before ordering anything for donation they consulted MOH Mass screening, mass testing, swabbing, PPEs, Target testing, Virus prevalence. That is why there was Dora and Chilufya to compliment each other. So for you just anyone to present the findings he will face problems in answering questions.

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  18. What are the general death rates in Zambia? Are they the same? Is each death checked for coronavirus? It is not beyond these people to hide coronavirus deaths, they just want people to think everything is in control.
    The UK had to adjust their figures by 7,000 because those who died at home and care homes were not being included. I personally think they are not telling us the truth. Covid-19 deaths are being passed on as malaria deaths, these people have no morals, they are just thinking about holding on to power.

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  19. Pluralist there is no death that is accounted for since there instructions to medical institutions in Lusaka that any BID (Brought in Dead) must be tested for Covd-19

  20. “5 New COVID-19 Cases Recorded out of 926 Tests Conducted in the last 24 hours”

    O.5% of peopl tested, tested positive for Sars-Cov-2. And by the way… people how have had Sars-Cov-2 and beaten it, will also test positive, according to WHO Tech Lead dr. Maria van Kerkhove. ‘Re-infection’ is a myth that has never happened before with a virus. Once you’ve had it, you’re immune, at least for the duration of the epidemic, if not years longer.

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    In other words: Zambia does not have a flu problem. I guess it’s too hot, sunny and humid for the flu. This flu epidemic is passing Africa by anyway.

    And even in the USA, flu season is over. See the…

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