Staff Reporter
A WOMAN who arrived in Namibia from Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, on a repatriation flight on 23 May has become the 23rd person to test positive for COVID-19 in Namibia.
The Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr. Kalumbia Shangula, during the latest information session at the National COVID-19 Communication Centre said the 38-year-old woman tested positive while in a quarantine facility.
He added that the woman has been moved to supervised isolation and that she is in a satisfactory condition.
Dr. Shangula said that all the people that had contact with the newest patient will be traced and put through the process of isolation, screening and testing.
According to Dr. Shangula, experience has shown that more cases are recorded after the easing of restrictions as people celebrate their newfound freedom.
“We must guard against the temptation as these actions can easily erode the achievement of keeping the infection curve low. We are all called upon to continue to cooperate and observe the measures that are in place for our own health safety and health benefits,” he said.
Dr. Shangula said that the 67-year-old man registered as Case number 22 is still in critical but stable condition in an Intensive Care Unit of a Walvis Bay hospital.
The man with underlying health issues was placed on a ventilator over the past long weekend.
No coronavirus related deaths have yet been recorded in Namibia.
