Namibia reports first two cases of coronavirus, imposes travel ban
Namibia on Saturday reported the first two cases of coronavirus within the nation.
Kenyan nurses dressed in protecting tools get ready a ward all the way through an illustration of arrangements for any attainable coronavirus cases on the Mbagathi Clinic, in Nairobi, Kenya March 6, 2020. (Reuters)
Namibia is the most recent in a rising record of sub-Saharan African nations to record their first cases of coronavirus.
A pair from Spain who arrived within the Southern African nation on Wednesday each examined certain and feature been quarantined, Well being Minister Kalumbi Shangula mentioned on Saturday.
Namibia, Kingdom of eSwatini, Ethiopia and Rwanda have all reported their first coronavirus cases during the last 48 hours amid mounting fears the pandemic may weigh down the arena’s poorest continent.
Namibian President Hage Geingob advised a press convention on Saturday that the federal government would enforce a number of measures to check out and include the outbreak, together with banning all mass gatherings for 30 days and clamping down on travel to a few nations.
“The Namibian govt is postponing inbound and outbound travel to and from Qatar, Ethiopia and Germany with instant impact for a length of 30 days,” Geingob mentioned.
Independence Celebrations scheduled for March 21 had been cancelled, he added, even though a swearing-in rite for his 2d and ultimate time period will pass forward.
Well being Minister Shangula had previous mentioned the Independence celebrations would pass forward as deliberate.
“Suitable precautionary measures will have to be taken to offer protection to Namibians from being suffering from this virus,” Geingob mentioned.
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