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SANFROSSA MANYINDA writes @SunZambian THE Medical for Quality Healthcare in Zambia (MQHZ) has demanded the immediate suspension of all the officers involved in supplying substandard medical supplies in the Health facilities across the country. MQHZ is disappointed with the Ministry of Health, Medical stores limited (MSL) and Zambia medicine regulatory authority (ZAMRA) for the scandal. […]
Chongwe District Commissioner (DC) Robster Mwanza has tested positive for Covid-19. Mr. Mwanza is among the four people who tested positive for the virus out of 34 tests which were done at Chongwe district administration offices on Wednesday. The District Commissioner said he and the three other people who tested positive will be quarantined for […]
Irvin Muyombwa writes @SunZambian Government has said it is putting in mechanisms to regulate the Covid-19 vaccine expected to be received by the end of February, 2021. Authorities said this is in an effort to ensure affordability and easier accessibility of the vaccines in both the private and public the health facilities. Last year, Health […]
Minister of Health Chitalu Chilufya has warned that government will impose drastic measures should there be a continuous laxity among members of the public towards adherence to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) preventive guidelines. Dr. Chilufya disclosed that President Edgar Lungu had expressed concern with the sudden upsurge in the number of COVID-19 cases in the recent […]
BAR owners must strictly adhere to the public health guidelines or risk facing the long hand of the law, the Lusaka city council (LCC) has warned Council public health director, Edgar Mulwanda said it was sad that some bars and restaurant owners have taken advantage of the relaxed Covid 19 measures and are now operating […]
SUN REPORTER writes @SunZambian LUSAKA’S popular chilling spot Grandaddy’s Shoka Nyama has been closed for a week due to the new strain of COVID-19 whose cases are on the upswing. According to a notice by management: “Due to the rising number of cases & the new strain in Zambia, we will be closing for our […]
IT is disheartening to observe that the warnings of the second wave of a Covid-19 outbreak has gone unheeded, with many people completely abandoning preventive measures. Worse still, it was confirmed yesterday that Zambia has recorded a new strain of the Coronavirus which spreads faster and carries a higher risk of fatality. Health Minister Chitalu […]
SANFROSSA MANYINDA writes @SunZambian THE Medical for Quality Healthcare in Zambia (MQHZ) has warned that the country might in January 2021 pay the price of violating the COVID-19 protocols during the festivities. MQHZ Director General, Quince Mwabu, observed that the country faced the worst week since it started responding to the outbreak. Dr Mwabu said […]
With some of the most populous countries across Africa seeing increases in Covid-19 cases, there’ve been concerns that the continent is facing another spike in infections. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has talked of a “second wave” arriving. And there’s evidence that a new variant of coronavirus in South Africa may […]
Rabecca Banda writes @SunZambian The Lusaka magistrates court has closed due to a suspected positive case of Covid 19 pandemic. A number of people who had matters at the court were asked to leave as their matters were adjourned to other dates and others did not even get a chance to enter the premises. The […]
